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Research and Statistics

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

Latest Housing Indicators

Sales
March
4.19 million units*

Median
Price

$393,500
Housing Starts
March
1,321,000*
New Home Sales
February
662,000*

Latest Housing Statistics and Real Estate Market Trends

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

Though rebounding from cyclical lows, home sales are stuck because interest rates have not made any major moves. In March 2024, sales fell in the Midwest, South, and West, but rose in the Northeast for the first time since November 2023. Year-over-year, sales decreased in all regions.

Pending Home Sales

Pending home sales grew 1.6% in February 2024. The Midwest and South posted monthly gains in transactions while the Northeast and West recorded losses. All four U.S. regions registered year-over-year decreases.

Latest State & Metro Area Data

The Latest From Our Research Desks

REALTORS® Confidence Index

Report
April 18, 2024
This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.

REALTORS® Land Market Survey

Report
April 12, 2024
While the COVID-19 pandemic battered the commercial real estate market in 2020, the land market held up to the pandemic's severe blow.

Featured Presentations

Cover of Lawrence Yun's slides: Real Estate Market Outlook, March 7, 2024

Commercial Real Estate Market Outlook
March 7, 2024: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: Commercial Update


Cover of Igor Popov's slides: The 2024 Rental Market, March 7, 2024

The 2024 Rental Market
March 7, 2024: Presented by Igor Popov at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: Commercial Update