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Research and Statistics

NAR produces and analyzes a wide range of real estate data that can help guide your business and your clients.

Latest Housing Indicators

Sales
January
4.00 million units*

Median
Price

$379,100
Housing Starts
January
1,331,000*
New Home Sales
December
664,000*

Latest Housing Statistics and Real Estate Market Trends

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.

Existing-Home Sales

In January 2024, sales accelerated in the Midwest, South and West, and remained steady in the Northeast. Year-over-year, sales improved in the West, and decreased in the Northeast, Midwest and South.

Pending Home Sales

Pending home sales dropped 4.9% month-over-month in January 2024. The Northeast and West posted monthly gains in transactions while the Midwest and South recorded losses. All four U.S. regions registered year-over-year decreases.

Latest State & Metro Area Data

The Latest From Our Research Desks

Local Market Reports

These reports provide insights into the fundamentals and direction of the nation's largest metropolitan housing markets.

REALTORS® Confidence Index

Report
February 22, 2024
This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.

Featured Presentations

Cover of Lawrence Yun's slides: Real Estate Market Outlook, March 7, 2024

Commercial Real Estate Market Outlook
March 7, 2024: Presented by NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: Commercial Update


Cover of Igor Popov's slides: The 2024 Rental Market, March 7, 2024

The 2024 Rental Market
March 7, 2024: Presented by Igor Popov at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: Commercial Update

Latest Research News

Instant Reaction: Jobs, March 8, 2024

March 8, 2024
Latest jobs figures display a mixed picture. Another 275,000 net new payroll jobs were added in February, but the unemployment rate went up to 3.9%.

The 2024 Rental Market

Presentations
March 7, 2024
These slides were presented by Igor Popov at the NAR Real Estate Forecast Summit: Commercial Update on March 7, 2024.

Research Update

Report
February 29, 2024
Each month, the Research Update report provides a summary of the data, reports, blog posts, and instant reactions produced by NAR's research team.