GSU Library Research Guides: Real Estate: Economic Indicators

Basic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Produced by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Consumer Confidence
This monthly survey is conducted for The Conference Board by TNS.

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The Consumer Confidence SurveyTM is based on a representative sample of 5,000 U.S. households. TNS Global is a commercial firm that provides custom market research. The Conference Board operates as a global independent membership organization working in the public interest.
Consumer Price Index
Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Producer Price Index
Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Retail Sales
Produced by the US Census Bureau.
Real Estate Employment
Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Real Estate: Rental and Leasing Employment
Produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

General Economic Data

Bureau of Economic Analysis
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BEA's national economic program provides a quantitative view of US domestic production, consumption, and investment, of exports and imports, and of national and domestic income and saving. It features the estimates of GDP, which is one of the most closely watched of all economic statistics. Also produces detailed data on economic activity by region, state, metropolitan area.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Access statistics on wages and employment trends in specific geographic areas.
Census Bureau
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Access economic, demographic, and housing data. Use the American FactFinder or American Community Survey to drill down to the zipcode, city, or county level. Also includes access to the Economic Census and mapping services.
Federal Housing Finance Agency
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Creates House Price Index (HPI) a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. Other data includes research and working papers on mortgages and home prices.
Federal Reserve Board
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The Federal Reserve provides a wealth of economic and market data. Through the statistical releases locate daily interest rates for U.S. government securities and private money markets. In addition check out the Economic Research and Data section for historical data, surveys, and working papers. The Federal Reserve has tweleve district banks. Check out the websites for the district banks for additional financial and economic data.
Federal Statistics
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Statistics from more than 100 agencies available to citizens everywhere.
HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Provides access to over 800 datasets on housing related issues.
US Census Data and Statistics
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STAT-USA/Internet, a service of the U.S. Department of Commerce, is a single point of access to authoritative business, trade, and economic information from across the Federal Government.

Residential Statistics

Existing Home Sales
Produced by the National Association of Realtors. Provides statistics on sales and prices of existing single-family homes for the nation and the four regions. These figures include condos and co-ops, in addition to single-family homes.
Fair Market Rents – HUD
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annually estimates FMRs for 530 metropolitan areas and 2,045 nonmetropolitan county FMR areas. FMRs are gross rent estimates. They include the shelter rent plus the cost of all tenant-paid utilities, except telephones, cable or satellite television service, and internet service.
House Price Index (HPI)
Developed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the HPI is a broad measure of the movement of single-family house prices. The HPI is a weighted, repeat-sales index, meaning that it measures average price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same properties.
Housing Topics
Links to various housing information such as affordability and housing patterns from the US Census Bureau.
Manufactured Housing Statistics
From the US Census Bureau. Current and historical data on shipments, placements, dealer's inventory and average sales price for manufactured housing.
National Association of Realtors' Economic Indicators
NAR releases statistics on state-by-state existing-home sales and metropolitan area median home prices each quarter. This site also includes data on housing affordability, mortgage purchase applications, fixed rate mortgage rate and consumer confidence.
NETRonline.com
A commercial site that provides access to public records related to real estate. Limited information available for free. Provides a searchable database of foreclosed properties.
New Home Sales
From the US Census Bureau. Number sold, average sale price, and median sale price.
Real Estate Economics
Not free. Purchase extensive residential economic reports, new housing profile and statistics, building permit reports, and existing home sales reports.
Real Estate Research Corporation
Not free. A fee-based real estate research and valuation firm. Focuses on national real estate trends. Occassionally provides free access to the executive summary of its research reports.
Residential Energy Consumption Survey
From the Energy Information Administration. Survey describes; physical housing unit characteristics, types of appliances used, household demographics, and other information related to energy use.
Residential Improvements & Repairs Statistics
From the US Census Bureau. Discontinued as of 4th quarter 2007. Historical data available.
Standard & Poor's Case/Shiller index
Home Price Indices measures the residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of the residential real estate market in 20 metropolitan regions across the United States.
Vacancy Rates and Homeownership
From the US Census Bureau. Rental and homeowner vacancy rates and homeownership rates are available for the U.S., regions, States, and for the 75 largest Metropolitan Areas. The State and Metropolitan Area data are available annually, while national and regional data are available quarterly

Construction Statistics

New Residential Construction
From the US Census Bureau. Building permits, housing starts, and housing completions.
Characteristics of New Housing
From the US Census Bureau. Square footage, lot size, materials of new houses.
Construction Price Index
From the US Census Bureau. The hedonic constant quality (Laspeyres) price indexes of new one-family houses sold and under construction, and the price deflator (Fisher) index of new one-family houses under construction.
Construction Employment
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment, unemployment, wages, injuries.
Construction of Buildings Employment
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment, unemployment, wages, injuries.

Mortgage & Financing Statistics

Average Mortgage Rate
Produced by Freddie Mac. Weekly primary mortgage market survey of 30 year fixed, 15 year fixed, 5/1 year arm, 1 year arm.
Mortgage Purchase Application Index
This subscription-based survey contains 15 indices covering application activity for fixed rate, adjustable rate, conventional and government loans for home purchases and refinances.

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