| No |
REPORT |
SHORT DEFINITION |
| 1 |
Housing Starts |
Formerly known as "New Residential Construction" it is an aproximation of the number of housing units on which some constructions was performed during the month: a measure of the number of residential units on which construction is begun each month. |
| 2 |
Housing Permits |
Building permits, a proxy for future construction. Gains in homebuilding are benefitting construction-material suppliers. The jump in applications is a reflection of growing confidence that indicates economic expansion. |
| 3 |
New Home Sales |
New home sales measure the number of newly constructed homes with a committed sale during the month. The report indicates the level of new privately owned one-family houses sold and for sale. |
| 4 |
Existing Home Sales |
This report provides a measure of the level of sales of existing home sales or previously occupied homes. The report is considered a decent indicator of activity in the housing sector. |
| 5 |
Pending Home Sales |
The Pending Home Sales Index is a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings of Existing Home Sales: The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes. Contract signings typically indicate where the housing market is headed. |
| 6 |
FHFA House Price Index |
The FHFA report measures changes in real estate values using purchases of properties with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. It doesn't provide a specific price for homes. |
| 7 |
S&P Case-Shiller |
The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are the leading measures for the US residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate both nationally as well as in 20 metropolitan regions. |
| 8 |
Housing Market Index (HMI) |
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as good, fair or poor. |
| 9 |
MBA Purchase Applications |
The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey offers a comprehensive analysis of mortgage application activity and serves at a current indicator for the US housing market. See also 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate. |
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