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Research and Statistics

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® provides the latest real estate research and statistics that affect the industry. Get the stats and stay informed.

Housing Indicators

Sales (Aug.)	Median price	Housing Starts (Aug.)	New Home Sales (July)
6.00 million units*	$310,600	1,416,000*	901,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

Quarterly U.S. Economic Forecast (PDF: 178 KB)
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October 2020 Commercial Market Insights

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Trends show a significant uptick in available office space through 2022 Q1. Also, factors that determine if a retail space should be repurposed.

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Health Insurance Survey

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This survey focuses on NAR members' health insurance: Whether they have it, what it covers, policy terms, premiums, and deductibles.

Work From Home Counties

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NAR developed a Work from Home Score that reflects the current fraction of workers already working from home and factors that support remote work.

Infographic: States With the Strongest Job Growth in July 2020

Infographic: August 2020 Pending-Home Sales

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August 2020 Existing and Pending Home Sales

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Pending contracts are hitting all-time highs, implying that the autumn housing market activity will be stronger.

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Existing-Home Sales

+2.4%

Each of the four major regions experienced both month-over-month and year-over-year growth, with the Northeast seeing the greatest improvement from the prior month.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+8.8%

Each of the four major regions experienced growth in month-over-month and year-over-year pending home sales transactions.

Pending Home Sales data

NAR Statistical News Release Schedule

All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
October 22: September Existing-Home Sales
October 29:September Pending Home Sales Index
November 12:3rd Qtr. Metro Home Prices
November 19: October Existing-Home Sales
November 30:October Pending Home Sales Index
December 22: November Existing-Home Sales
December 30: November Pending Home Sales Index

Full News Release Schedule

Latest News

Line graph: Historical Year Over Year Percent Change in U.S. Sentrilock Showings, January 2009 to January 2020

The new September 2020 NAR Sentrilock Home Showings Report indicates a slight decrease in nationwide foot traffic, but showings remain at historically elevated levels as home showings for three of the four regions saw increases in year-over-year activity.

A gain of 8.1% from a year ago to 1.415 million new unit production (annualized) is good but far more units are needed.

U.S. Map: Tracking Jobless Claims, Week Ending October 10

New claims have hovered near 800,000 in the last 5 consecutive weeks. However, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose significantly last week.

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Mortgage rates sharply fell this week reaching a new record low. Following the trend of the 10-year Treasury yield, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to average 2.81% this week from 2.87% the prior week

NAR Research compiles the latest housing market data in this weekly monitor, based on what REALTORS® are seeing in their market, mortgage data, jobless claims, foot traffic, and the latest home sales numbers.