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Real Estate & Construction Industry Overview
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Quantity
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Unit
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Date
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Source
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Existing Home Sales, 2011, U.S.1
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4.26
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Million
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2011
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NAR
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Existing Home Sales, 2012, U.S.
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4.61
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Million
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20122
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NAR
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New Single Family Home Sales, U.S.
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302
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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New Single Family Homes For Sale, U.S., End of Period
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152
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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Single & Multi-family Home Housing Starts (Private), U.S.
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610
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Thousand
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2011
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Census
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Median Sales Price of New Single-Family Houses Sold, U.S.
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225,800
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US$
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2011
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Census
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Average Sales Price of New Single-Family Houses Sold, U.S.
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266,600
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US$
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2011
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Census
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Median Existing Home Sales Price, 2011, U.S.
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166,100
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US$
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2011
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NAR
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Median Existing Home Sales Price, 2012, U.S.
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168,000
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US$
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20122
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NAR
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Size of Median Newly Built Single Family Home, U.S.
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2,152
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Sq. Ft.
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2015
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NAHB
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Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.
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49,200
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Units
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2011
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Census
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Real Estate Sales Volume Worldwide: Last 6 Months3
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391.4
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Bil. US$
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Apr. 2012
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RCA
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U.S.3
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126.5
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Bil. US$
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Apr. 2012
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RCA
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U.K.3
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26.9
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Bil. US$
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Apr. 2012
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RCA
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Canada3
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11.6
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Bil. US$
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Apr. 2012
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RCA
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Value of U.S. Construction Put into Place4
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808.9
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Private4
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527.3
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Residential4
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246.5
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Non-Residential4
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280.8
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Public4
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281.6
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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State & Local4
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253.9
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Federal4
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27.7
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Bil. US$
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2012
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Census
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Average 1-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage Interest Rate
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2.78
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%
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Apr. 2012
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Freddie Mac
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Average 15-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Interest Rate
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3.21
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%
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Apr. 2012
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Freddie Mac
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Average 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage Interest Rate
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3.98
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%
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Apr. 2012
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Freddie Mac
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Total Outstanding Mortgage Debt, U.S.
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13.4
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Tril. US$
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Q4 2011
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Federal Reserve
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Home Mortgage Debt, U.S.
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10.2
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Tril. US$
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Q4 2011
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Federal Reserve
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Commercial Mortgage Debt, U.S.
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2.2
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Tril. US$
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Q4 2011
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Federal Reserve
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Homeownership Rate (% of Households), U.S.
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66.1
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%
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2011
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Census
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Percent Vacant of Total Housing Inventory, U.S.
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14.2
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%
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2011
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Census
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Estimated Construction Industry Employment (NAICS 23), U.S.
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5.5
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Million
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2011
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BLS
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Estimated Real Estate Industry Employment (NAICS 531), U.S.
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1.4
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Million
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2011
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BLS
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Hotel Industry Revenue, U.S.
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127.7
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Bil. US$
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2010
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AH&LA
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1 Existing home sales of single-family homes and condo/coops. 2 Estimate as of March 2012. 3 All property types.
4 Annual Estimate released monthly.
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NAR = National Association of Realtors
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Census = U.S. Census Bureau
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RCA = Real Capital Analytics
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AH&LA = American Hotel & Lodging Association
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BLS = U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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NAHB = National Association of Home Builders
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Plunkett's Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac 2012
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