April 2019 Housing Affordability Index Nationally, housing affordability is down slightly from last month but up from a year ago. Mortgage rates were down from last month and a year ago.June 14, 2019By: Michael Hyman

MSAs with $400K Median List Price or Less Showing... Home prices are rising at a modest pace, but the pace of price appreciation varies significantly across metro areas.June 12, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton

How Do Home Sales Affect the Economy in Your State? Accounting for nearly 17 percent of the GDP, real estate is clearly a major driver of the U.S. economy.June 7, 2019By: Nadia Evangelou

April Pending Home Sales April’s pending home sales pace was down 1.5 percent last month and fell 2.0 percent from a year ago.May 30, 2019By: Michael Hyman

Workforce Home Affordability as of April 2019 Wages are broadly rising faster than inflation in all industries, except for manufacturing and transportation and warehousing.May 30, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton

Homebuyer Search Price Range is Nearly 20 Percent... There continues to be a price mismatch between homebuyers and sellers, according to REALTORS® who responded to a survey in April 2019.May 28, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton

Commercial Real Estate Prices Still Trending Up in... Commercial property prices are still broadly trending upwards although at a modest pace compared to past years.May 23, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonCommercial & Investment Real Estate, Rental Properties

REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: April 2019... REALTORS® report “low inventory” and “construction” as the major issues affecting transactions in April 2019.May 22, 2019By: Karen Belita

April Existing-Home Sales NAR released a summary of existing-home sales data showing that housing market activity this April, modestly fell 0.4 percent from March 2019.May 21, 2019By: Michael Hyman

2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo:... The Research team presented the committee-directed redesigns and findings of several surveys and data projects to the Research Committee.May 17, 2019By: Meredith Dunn