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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 (July)	Median price	Housing Starts (July)	New Home Sales (June)
5.42 million units*	$280,800	1,191,000*	646,000*

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

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Latest Research Reports

Real Estate in a Digital Age

This report examines the process home buyers go through in the initial online search and how REALTORS® are connecting with customers digitally.

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Moving With Kids

This report highlights the characteristics of families with children who are buying or selling a home.

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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.

Existing-Home Sales

+2.5%

While Northeast transactions declined, sales rose in the other three major U.S. regions, including vast growth in the West last month.

Existing-Home Sales data

Pending Home Sales

+2.8%

Each of the four major regions recorded a rise in contract activity, with the West experiencing the highest surge.

Pending Home Sales data

NAR Statistical News Release Schedule

All releases at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
August 29: July Pending Home Sales Index
September 19: August Existing-Home Sales
September 26: August Pending Home Sales Index
October 22: September Existing-Home Sales
October 29: September Pending Home Sales Index
November 7: 3rd Qtr. Metro Home Prices

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NAR International Housing Report July 2019

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun discusses highlights of the 2019 Profile of International Activity in US Residential Real Estate.

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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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A decline in global growth and low housing inventory contributed to a drop in foreign investment in residential real estate in the U.S.

Housing Affordability Index chart: May Housing Affordability

At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month, but up from a year ago. Mortgage rates were down from last month at 4.11% this May, and down 7.7% compared to 4.71% a year ago.

Graph: American Indian Homeownership Rates, 2009-2017

This post will look at the states that are seeing increases in homeownership, as well as look at homeownership rates among Black and African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Whites and Caucasians by state.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun discusses existing-home sales and pending home sales numbers for May.

Map: Percent Change in Construction Employment in May 2019 From One Year Ago

Job openings in construction in May 2019 outpaced the number of workers looking for construction jobs.

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