May 2019 Housing Affordability Index
Mon, 15 Jul 2019 18:01:25 +0000At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month, but up from a year ago. Mortgage rates were down from last month at 4.11 percent this May, and down 7.7 percent compared to 4.71 percent a year ago.
https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/may-2019-housing-affordability-index
Homeownership Rate Trends in 2009-2017: Improving, but Wide Racial Disparities Exist
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:45:11 +0000This post will look at the states that are seeing increases in homeownership, as well as look at homeownership rates among Black and African Americans, Asian and Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Whites and Caucasians by state.
May 2019 Home Sales
Wed, 03 Jul 2019 19:08:00 +0000NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun discusses existing-home sales and pending home sales numbers for May.
Nearly 110,000 Fewer Construction Job Seekers than Openings as of May 2019
Wed, 03 Jul 2019 18:45:46 +0000Job openings in construction in May 2019 outpaced the number of workers looking for construction jobs.
June 2019 Housing Minute
Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:56:39 +0000Both pending and existing home sales rose on a month over month basis in May.
https://www.nar.realtor/housing-minute/june-2019-housing-minute
May 2019 Pending Home Sales
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:33:35 +0000May’s pending home sales pace was up 1.1 percent last month but fell modestly at 0.7 percent from a year ago.
https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/may-2019-pending-home-sales
Pending Home Sales Bounce Back 1.1% in May
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:22:54 +0000Three of the four major regions saw growth in contract activity, with the West experiencing a slight sales decline.
https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/pending-home-sales-bounce-back-1-1-in-may
Infographic: Foot Traffic for May 2019
Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:48:45 +0000The foot traffic index increased 2.7 points in May from April.
https://www.nar.realtor/foot-traffic/infographic-foot-traffic-for-may-2019
REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey: May 2019 Highlights
Tue, 25 Jun 2019 15:44:58 +0000Eighty-two percent of respondents reported that home prices remained constant or rose in May 2019 compared to levels one year ago (88 percent in May 2018).
May 2019 Existing-Home Sales
Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:03:28 +0000Housing market activity this May bounced back and rose 2.5% from April 2019, although May’s sales of existing homes fell 1.1% from May 2018.
https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/may-2019-existing-home-sales
