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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 (Oct.)	Median price	Housing Starts (Oct.)	New Home Sales (Sep.)
6.85 million units*	$313,000	1,530,000*	959,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

Quarterly U.S. Economic Forecast (PDF: 178 KB)
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Infographic: October 2020 Pending-Home Sales

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October 2020 Existing and Pending Home Sales

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Home sales increased by 27% year over year in October and buyer demand remains strong. Low mortgage rates are offset by low inventory.

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Existing-Home Sales

+4.3%

Existing-home sales grew for the fifth consecutive month in October to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.85 million.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

-1.1%

Contract activity was mixed among the four major U.S. regions, with the only positive month-over-month growth happening in the South.

Pending Home Sales data

NAR Statistical News Release Schedule

All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
December 22: November Existing-Home Sales
December 30: November Pending Home Sales Index
January 22: December Existing-Home Sales
January 29: December Pending Home Sales Index
February 11: 4th Qtr. Metro Home Prices
February 19: January Existing-Home Sales
February 25: January Pending Home Sales Index
March 22: February Existing-Home Sales
March 31: February Pending Home Sales Index

Full News Release Schedule

Latest News

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Seasonally adjusted estimates of the U.S. retail e-commerce sales for Q3 2020 decreased from the Q2 2020 estimate of $211.5 billion to $209.5 billion, which is a decline of 1%.

Mortgage rates hit another record low this week for the thirteenth time this year.

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Existing-home sales continued to trend upward in October, marking five consecutive months of month-over-month gains.

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October 2020 brought 6.85 million in sales, a median sales price of $313,000, and 2.5 months of inventory. The median sales price is up 15.5% year over year, and inventory is down 1.4 months from October 2019.