|
Real Estate & Construction Industry Overview
|
|
|
Quantity
|
Unit
|
Date
|
Source
|
|
Existing Home Sales, 2009, U.S.1
|
4.91
|
Million
|
2009
|
NAR
|
|
Existing Home Sales, 2010, U.S.
|
5.14
|
Million
|
20102
|
NAR
|
|
New Single Family Home Sales, U.S.
|
323
|
Thousand
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
New Single Family Homes For Sale, U.S., End of Period
|
188
|
Thousand
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Single & Multi-family Home Housing Starts (Private), U.S.
|
587
|
Thousand
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Median Sales Price of New Single-Family Houses Sold, U.S.
|
221,900
|
US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Average Sales Price of New Single-Family Houses Sold, U.S.
|
271,600
|
US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Median Existing Home Sales Price, 2009, U.S.
|
172,900
|
US$
|
2010
|
NAR
|
|
Median Existing Home Sales Price, 2010, U.S.
|
156,100
|
US$
|
20112
|
NAR
|
|
Size of Median Newly Built Single Family Home, U.S.
|
2,152
|
Sq. Ft.
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.
|
49,400
|
Units
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Real Estate Sales Volume Worldwide: Last 6 Months
|
462.2
|
Bil. US$
|
Apr. 2011
|
RCA
|
|
U.S.
|
110.9
|
Bil. US$
|
Apr. 2011
|
RCA
|
|
U.K.
|
35.1
|
Bil. US$
|
Apr. 2011
|
RCA
|
|
Canada
|
9.3
|
Bil. US$
|
Apr. 2011
|
RCA
|
|
Value of U.S. Construction Put into Place
|
814.5
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Private
|
508.2
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Residential
|
241.7
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Non-Residential
|
266.6
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Public
|
306.3
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
State & Local
|
275.5
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Federal
|
30.8
|
Bil. US$
|
2010
|
Census
|
|
Average 1-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage
|
3.25
|
%
|
Apr. 2011
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
Average 15-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage
|
4.13
|
%
|
Apr. 2011
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
Average 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage
|
4.91
|
%
|
Apr. 2011
|
Freddie Mac
|
|
Total Outstanding Mortgage Debt, U.S.
|
13.8
|
Tril. US$
|
Q4 2010
|
Federal Reserve
|
|
Home Mortgage Debt, U.S.
|
10.5
|
Tril. US$
|
Q4 2010
|
Federal Reserve
|
|
Commercial Mortgage Debt, U.S.
|
2.3
|
Tril. US$
|
Q4 2010
|
Federal Reserve
|
|
Homeownership Rate (% of Households), U.S.
|
66.5
|
%
|
Q4 2010
|
Census
|
|
Gross Real Estate Vacancy Rate, U.S.
|
14.1
|
%
|
Q4 2010
|
Census
|
|
Estimated Construction Industry Employment (NAICS 23), U.S.
|
5.5
|
Million
|
2010
|
BLS
|
|
Estimated Real Estate Industry Employment (NAICS 531), U.S.
|
1.4
|
Million
|
2010
|
BLS
|
|
Hotel Industry Revenue, U.S.
|
127.2
|
Bil. US$
|
2009
|
AH&LA
|
|
1 Existing home sales of single-family homes and condo/coops. 2 Estimate as of February 2011.
|
|
NAR = National Association of Realtors
|
Census = U.S. Census Bureau
|
|
RCA = Real Capital Analytics
|
BEA = Bureau of Economic Analysis
|
|
BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
|
AH&LA = American Hotel & Lodging Association
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plunkett's Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac 2011
|
|
Source: Plunkett Research, ® Ltd. Copyright © 2011, All Rights Reserved.
|
|
www.plunkettresearch.com
|