Housing & Economic Indicators
Existing Home Sales Figures
The NAR Public Affairs Office issues a news release on or near the 25th of each month with the latest existing-home sales figures. The releases include analysis and quotes by NAR’s Chief Economist Lawrence Yun regarding the sales volume, prices, inventory and interest rates.
Economic Indicators
Housing and economic indicators provide real estate professionals with tools to interpret the market and apply that knowledge to their business. In addition to NAR’s own existing-home sales series, NAR Research monitors other indicators such as new-home sales, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates and more…
Employment and Permit Statistics (December)
New Home Sales (December) – 342,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Housing Starts (December) – 557,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retail Sales (December) – Down 0.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending January 22) – Down 10.9%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association
Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending January 21) – 4.99%
Source: Freddie Mac
Consumer Confidence (January) – 55.9 (Up from 53.6)
Source: The Conference Board
Employment Situation (December) – Down 85,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Consumer Price Index (December) – Up 0.1%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Producer Price Index (December) – Up 0.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Existing-Home Sales (December) – 5.45 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Existing-Home Median Price (December) – $178,300
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Housing Affordability (November) – 167.7
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Pending Home Sales Index (November) – 96.0
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
*seasonally adjusted annual rate
