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    • REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: July 2019 Highlights

      REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: July 2019 HighlightsEighty percent of respondents reported that home prices remained constant or rose in July 2019 compared to levels one year ago.August 23, 2019By: Karen Belita

    • July 2019 Existing-Home Sales

      July 2019 Existing-Home Sales Housing market activity this July rose 2.5% from June 2019, and the existing-home sales rate reached a 5.42 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.August 22, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Homeownership and the American Economy

      Homeownership and the American Economy The U.S. Black homeownership rate today is lower than it was in 1968 when the Fair Housing Act, part of the Civil Rights Act, was signed into law.August 22, 2019

    • June 2019: Existing-Home Sales Over 10 Years

      June 2019: Existing-Home Sales Over 10 Years Comparing June of 2009 to June 2019, the median price of a home increased in the US and all the four regions.August 16, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • June 2019 Housing Affordability Index

      June 2019 Housing Affordability Index At the national level, housing affordability is up from last month and up from a year ago. Mortgages were down from last month and from a year ago.August 9, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • 2019 Health Insurance Survey Highlights

      2019 Health Insurance Survey Highlights These highlights come from the results of a survey on health care coverage for NAR members in 2019.August 8, 2019

    • Second Quarter 2019 Single Family Metro Market Prices

      Q2 2019 Single Family Metro Market Prices Single-family home price growth is steady, median family incomes are rising modestly, inventory levels are low, and affordability has been declining.August 8, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: June 2019 Highlights

      REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: June 2019 Highlights Eighty-six percent of respondents reported that home prices remained constant or rose in June 2019 compared to levels one year ago.July 31, 2019By: Karen Belita

    • June 2019 Pending Home Sales

      June 2019 Pending Home Sales June’s pending home sales pace was up 2.8% last month, and after 17 months of declines, up 1.6 % from a year ago.July 31, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Modest Uptick in Commercial Property Sales and Prices in 2019 Q2

      Modest Uptick in Commercial Property Sales and Prices... Commercial real estate deals and prices of properties that are typically less than $2.5 million are still rising though at a modest pace.July 30, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonCommercial & Investment Real Estate