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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 (June)	Median price	Housing Starts (June)**	New Home Sales (May)**
5.27 million units*	$285,700	1,253,000*	626,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

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Profile of International Home Buying & Selling

The report highlights foreign client purchases and sales of U.S. residential property, and looks at U.S. clients seeking to buy property abroad.

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State Employment Monitor

This report tracks employment and wage trends and how these trends affect the real estate market and housing demand.

2019 Q2 HOME Survey

In the second quarter of 2019, 73% of people believe that now is a good time to sell a home, which is an increase over last quarter's 65%.

Existing-Home Sales

-1.7%

While two of the four major U.S. regions recorded minor sales jumps, the other two – the South and the West – experienced greater declines last month.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+1.1%

Three of the four major regions saw growth in contract activity, with the West experiencing a slight sales decline.

Pending Home Sales data

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All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
July 30: June Pending Home Sales Index
August 7: 2nd Qtr. Metro Home Prices
August 21: July Existing-Home Sales
August 29: July Pending Home Sales Index
September 19: August Existing-Home Sales
September 26: August Pending Home Sales Index

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June 2019 Housing Minute

Both pending and existing home sales rose on a month over month basis in May.

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Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability

NAR’s quarterly Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability report provides a breakdown of condo and co-op prices by metro market.

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.

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Total June existing-home sales decreased 1.7% from May to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.27M.

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June 2019 brought 5.27 million in sales, a median sales price of $285,700, and 4.4 months of inventory. The median sales price is up 4.3% year over year, and inventory is up 0.1% from June 2018.

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

While two of the four major U.S. regions recorded minor sales jumps, the other two – the South and the West – experienced greater declines last month.

Graph: Type of Financing Among Major Foreign Buyers

Foreign buyer purchases of U.S. existing homes during April 2018–March 2019 fell sharply to $77.9 billion from the $121 billion during the prior 12-month period (April 2017‒March 2018)—a 36% drop.

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