Across 150 Global Cities, Average Home Prices Jumped 7.4%
Although 43 cities registered double-digit growth in the first quarter, “it’s not global boom,” according to Knight Frank
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/across-150-global-cities-average-home-prices-jumped-7-4-01625592280
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Seattle-area home shoppers find some signs of hope — but prices are climbing at a daunting pace
Seattle-area home buyers looking for signs of hope in the scorching housing market are getting a mixed reading.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-area-home-shoppers-find-some-signs-of-hope-but-prices-are-climbing-at-a-daunting-pace/
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Thousands of homes in the Seattle area have sold for at least $100,000 above asking price this year
Looking to break into Seattle's intensely competitive real estate market? Be prepared to pay well over the asking price.
https://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/Seattle-homes-selling-above-asking-price-16296401.php
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Increase in new listings offers 'hope' for Seattle-area homebuyers amid tight market
Is relief finally beginning to materialize for Puget Sound homebuyers? There might be reason for cautious optimism, according to a new market report.
https://www.seattlepi.com/realestate/article/seattle-sees-increase-new-home-listings-june-2021-16299478.php
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Ciara And Russell Wilson Call A $6.7M Mansion Their Home
The Seattle Seahawks quarterback purchased a stunning $6.7 million home on Shoreland Drive in Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Bay neighborhood in 2015.
https://stockmarketpioneer.com/ciara-and-russell-wilson-call-a-6-7m-mansion-their-home/
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Pandemic didn’t rob superstar cities like Seattle of their appeal, so heartland cities will still struggle
The pandemic isn’t going to save the heartland by jarring loose companies and high-skilled workers from superstar cities such as Seattle in favor of Cincinnati, St. Louis and other places left out of “winner take all” urbanism.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/pandemic-didnt-rob-superstar-cities-like-seattle-of-their-appeal-so-heartland-cities-will-still-struggle/
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Why Builder Lumber Prices Remain Higher than Headlines Suggest
Lumber futures prices have decreased by 52 percent (on a front-month basis) over the past seven weeks as mill prices have fallen 48 percent over the same period.[1] In contrast, prices paid by builders since late May have declined by a fraction of that impact.
https://eyeonhousing.org/2021/07/why-builder-lumber-prices-remain-higher-than-headlines-suggest/
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Weekly Housing Market Monitor
NAR Research compiles the latest housing market data in this weekly monitor, based on what REALTORS® are seeing in their market, mortgage data, jobless claims, foot traffic, and the latest home sales numbers.
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/weekly-housing-market-monitor
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Market Hotness Index
Metro Hotness - Zip Code and County Hotness
https://www.realtor.com/research/reports/hottest-markets/
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HOUSING STATISTICS
Housing Statistics offers 43 different sets of data, downloadable either as Excel or PDF files (updated weekly). Housing data and primary indicators of the industry are housed in one easy-to navigate location containing historical and current sets of statistics such as: Housing Starts (by Region & Structure Type), Homes Sold by Region, Producer Price Indexes (for Building Materials), Manufactured Homes, New Home Characteristics, Residential Vacancy & Absorption Rates, Units Under Construction, Value of New Construction, and many more.
http://www.nahbclassic.org/reference_list.aspx?sectionID=819&channelID=311
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Economic Indicators
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators
https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/
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Local Market Reports
All real estate is local and every market is unique. To help REALTORS® and other housing market analysts get the most out of the plethora of data that is available, NAR Research produces a series of Local Market Reports (LMRs) which provide insights into the fundamentals and direction of the nation's largest metropolitan housing markets. Each report evaluates a number of factors affecting home prices, including:
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/local-market-reports
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CoreLogic Home Price Insights
The most geographically comprehensive and current home price index.
http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/researchtrends/corelogic-home-price-insights.aspx?WT.mc_id=crlg_151103_aHqc0&elq=d6379903117d41bcbe7b9f6a82f2189a&elqCampaignId=2692&elqaid=7659&elqat=1&elqTrackId=097f671c98fc48249757d8ddbd229326#.Vj1WlvnnuUl
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Economy at a Glance
http://www.bea.gov/index.htm
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Mortgage Market Survey Archive
Compilation of Weekly Survey Data for 2015
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/archive.html
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Housing Economics
NAHB produces in-depth economic analyses of the home building industry based on private and government data. Our economics group surveys builders, home buyers, and renters to gain insight into the issues and trends driving the industry.
https://www.nahb.org/en/research/housing-economics.aspx