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NAR produces and analyzes a wide range of real estate data that can help guide your business and your clients.

Latest Housing Indicators

Sales
January
4.00 million units*

Median
Price
$359,000
Housing Starts
January
1,309,000*
New Home Sales
December
461,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

Quarterly U.S. Economic Forecast (PDF: 130 KB)
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Latest Housing Statistics and Real Estate Market Trends

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Housing Affordability Index

The Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home.

Existing-Home Sales

-0.7%
Existing-home sales fell for the twelfth straight month in January. The South and West regions registered increases, while the East and Midwest experienced declines month-over-month. All regions recorded year-over-year declines.
Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+8.1%
Contract signings rose for the second straight month, registering the largest monthly increase since June 2020. Pending sales is up month-over-month in all four U.S regions, but has dropped compared to one year ago.
Pending Home Sales data

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The Latest From Our Research Desks

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Adopt to Adapt

Report
January 4, 2023
This report provides insight into changes that were made during the pandemic across the real estate industry that are here to stay.
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December 2022 Foot Traffic

Report
January 23, 2023
Nationally, Sentrilock home showings were down 20% year-over-year, declining in all four regions of the U.S.
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REALTORS® Confidence Index

Report
February 21, 2023
This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.

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Featured Presentations

Cover slide: Economic and Real Estate Outlook for 2023, by Lawrence Yun

Economic and Real Estate Outlook for 2023
December 13, 2022: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the 2022 NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: The Year Ahead

Cover slide: Market Update and Outlook presentation by Lawrence Yun

Market Update and Outlook
December 1, 2022: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the 2022 REALTOR® Party Training Conference

Cover of Dr. Lawrence Yun's presentation slides: Economic and Housing Market Outlook

Economic and Housing Market Outlook
November 11, 2022: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the Residential Economic Issues & Trends Forum at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

Cover of Dr. Jessica Lautz's presentation slides: Making NAR Data Work for You

Making NAR Data Work for You
November 11, 2022: Presented by NAR Vice President of Demographics and Behavioral Insights Jessica Lautz at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

Presentation slide: Economic and Commercial Market Outlook

Economic and Commercial Market Outlook
November 12, 2022: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the Commercial Economic Issues & Trends Forum at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

Cover of Nadia Evangelou's presentation slides: Commercial and Economic Overview

Economic and Commercial Overview
November 12, 2022: Presented by NAR Senior Economist and Director of Real Estate Research Nadia Evangelou at the Commercial Economic Issues & Trends Forum at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

Cover slide: Commercial Real Estate Update Market Volatility, Matt Vance

Commercial Real Estate Update: Market Volatility
November 12, 2022: Presented by Matt Vance, CBRE, at the Commercial Economic Issues & Trends Forum at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

Cover of Danny Nix, Jr.'s presentation slides: Natural Disasters and the Economic Effect on Commercial Real Estate

Natural Disasters and the Economic Effect on Commercial Real Estate
November 12, 2022: Presented by Danny Nix, Jr., Coldwell Banker SunStar Commercial, at the Commercial Economic Issues & Trends Forum at NAR NXT: The REALTOR® Experience

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Latest Research News

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NAR Region I Local Market Assessments

Report
March 13, 2023
This assessment examines global market real estate opportunities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun

Instant Reaction: Jobs, March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023
With inflation tilting towards deceleration, though still rising but at a slower rate, the mortgage rate can also tilt downward in the upcoming weeks.

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