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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 (Aug.)	Median price	Housing Starts (Aug.)	New Home Sales (July)
6.00 million units*	$310,600	1,416,000*	901,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

Quarterly U.S. Economic Forecast (PDF: 178 KB)
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October 2020 Commercial Market Insights

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Trends show a significant uptick in available office space through 2022 Q1. Also, factors that determine if a retail space should be repurposed.

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Health Insurance Survey

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This survey focuses on NAR members' health insurance: Whether they have it, what it covers, policy terms, premiums, and deductibles.

Work From Home Counties

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NAR developed a Work from Home Score that reflects the current fraction of workers already working from home and factors that support remote work.

Infographic: States With the Strongest Job Growth in July 2020

Infographic: August 2020 Pending-Home Sales

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August 2020 Existing and Pending Home Sales

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Pending contracts are hitting all-time highs, implying that the autumn housing market activity will be stronger.

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Existing-Home Sales

+2.4%

Each of the four major regions experienced both month-over-month and year-over-year growth, with the Northeast seeing the greatest improvement from the prior month.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+8.8%

Each of the four major regions experienced growth in month-over-month and year-over-year pending home sales transactions.

Pending Home Sales data

NAR Statistical News Release Schedule

All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
October 22: September Existing-Home Sales
October 29:September Pending Home Sales Index
November 12:3rd Qtr. Metro Home Prices
November 19: October Existing-Home Sales
November 30:October Pending Home Sales Index
December 22: November Existing-Home Sales
December 30: November Pending Home Sales Index

Full News Release Schedule

Latest News

U.S. Map: Tracking Jobless Claims, Week Ending September 12

New jobless claims totaled 790,021 in the week ending September 12, a decrease of nearly 9% from the previous week. Compared to late March, the number of weekly claims has come down substantially stabilizing below 1 million for the seventh straight week.

Line graph: Interest Over Time September 2019 to August 2020

The housing market continues to recover strongly, fueled by low mortgage rates.

Mortgage rates have stabilized near record lows but rates could fall even further this year. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage inched up to an average of 2.87% this week from 2.86% the prior week.

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Understanding the profile of landlords is important because any policy pertaining to renters also impacts landlords and their ability to provide rental housing supply.