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…

Existing-Home Sales (June) – 5.37 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Existing-Home Median Price (June) – $184,000
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

Housing Affordability (June) – 158.9
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Pending Home Sales Index (June) – 75.7
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Employment and Permit Statistics (June)

New Home Sales (July) – 276,000*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Housing Starts (June) – 565,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales (June) – Up 0.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending August 6) – Up 0.6%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association

Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending August 19) – 4.42%
Source: Freddie Mac 

Consumer Confidence (July) – 50.4 (down from 54.3)
Source: The Conference Board

Employment Situation (June) – Down 131,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Price Index (May) – Up 1.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Producer Price Index (June) – Up 0.2%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*seasonally adjusted annual rate