Housing & Economic Indicators

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 (January) – 5.36 million units*
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Existing-Home Median Price (January) – $158,800
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

Housing Affordability (December) – 185.3
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Pending Home Sales Index (December) – 60.9
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® 

Employment and Permit Statistics (December)

New Home Sales (December) – 329,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Housing Starts (January) – 596,000*
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Retail Sales (January) – Up 0.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Mortgage Purchase Application Index (Week ending February 11) – Down 9.5%
Source: Mortgage Bankers Association

Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Week ending February 17) – 5.0%
Source: Freddie Mac

Inflation Watch
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (PPT: 109K)

Mortgage Delinquencies by State
Source: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (PPT: 2.26MB)

Consumer Confidence (January) – 60.6 (up from 53.3)
Source: The Conference Board

Employment Situation (January) – Up 36,000 Jobs
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Consumer Price Index (January) – Up 0.4%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Producer Price Index (January) – Up 0.8%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

*seasonally adjusted annual rate

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From: angela galluccio Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 8:32 PM To: KATHY WYNN

Subject: I visited my Buyers!
I went to see my  buyers from Marisa Circle!  I brought them a small ornament with their new address on it dated 2010 and a bottle of bubbly since that’s what they always said I was.  I called before going, but no one answered, so I just decided to go there anyway.
They were so surprised and happy to see me.  When I walked into the house it was decorated from top to bottom in Christmas, it smelled completely like pine and cinnamon.  The ladies of the house had new haircuts, their nails were done and they were full of smiles.  I can’t tell you how good they made me feel. They still have a little issue with the air conditioning not being fixed but they are leaving it to Klapper ($5,000 was left in escrow for it, so all should be okay).  They told me I made their day and they love me, and that what I did – dropping in like that – is exactly what Christmas is all about.
Kathy, all I could think of was my dad the whole time.  I felt like he was looking down from heaven watching the whole thing.  When I left there and got into my car, I cried my eyes out.  They made me feel SO GOOD, yet all I could think of is how happy my dad would have been.  I will never forget my first sale!!!
I just had to share this with you.  Sorry if it was a long story. 

Ang

Don’t you feel it?  Tis the season of hope.  No matter what adversity you’re facing and we all have something in our lives that could bring us down, for some reason this season always seems to bring hope.   What is it about this time of year that makes everyone hopeful and thankful?  Since my livelihood has come from selling real estate,  I am hopeful for a prosperous real estate market for everyone and thankful for my past business.  Staten Island New York is my home and Appleseed Homes is the real estate company I have worked for over 25 years.  I have always taken pride in the professionalism this company has brought to its agents. 

Even with the recession, real estate careers are still booming and continue to attract bright, new individuals to join major firms like Appleseed Homes.   Many students continue to keep a future in real estate in mind as graduation gets closer and job prospects look slim.  Real estate careers are by no means a sign that you failed in earning a degree, but instead can indicate and lead to great success within the field!

So to say I am hopeful and thankful definitely applys this time of the year.