Housing Indicators
|
Sales (Jan) |
Median price |
Housing Starts (Jan) |
New Home Sales (Dec) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.46 million units* | $266,300 | 1,567,000* | 694,000* |
*seasonally adjusted annual rate
Quarterly U.S. Economic Forecast (PDF: 178 KB)
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All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
February 27: January Pending Home Sales Index
March 20: February Existing-Home Sales
March 30: February Pending Home Sales Index
April 21: March Existing-Home Sales
April 29: March Pending Home Sales Index
May 12: 1st Qtr. Metro Home Prices
January 2020 brought 5.46 million in sales, a median sales price of $266,300, and 3.1 months of inventory. The median sales price is up 6.8% year over year, and inventory is down 0.7 months from January 2019.
This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.
Despite significant sales declines in the West, overall existing-home sales increased substantially year-over-year.
