“housing-market” Charts
Our households are shrinking but our houses are growing »
In 2013, the average size of new houses built increased to an all-time high of 2,679 square feet. Over the…
Racial Wealth Gap Highest in Recorded History »
The disparity in median wealth ratios of whites compared to blacks and hispanics is the highest since the Census Bureau…
Where do Americans move? »
When changing their places of residency in 2011-12, 64.4% of moving Americans (23.5 million) relocated within the same county. 18.6%…
Home Sales Drop Precipitously With Fear of Fed Pullout »
The most recent data on the housing market continues to support the view that the market has slowed substantially, ending…
Housing Market Continues to Slow »
Pending Home Sales are down 8.7% from the peak in May 2013. The decline began after mortgage interest rates rose…
Residential Square Footage per Person »
In 2005, 38.8% of U.S. households provided 500 to <1000 square feet of floor space per person. 31.8% of households…
Houses Are Getting More Crowded »
This graph shows the percentage of all occupied housing units that are crowded (1.01 or more people per room) and…
What are the main reasons that people move? »
In 2011-2012, there were 36.5 million Americans who changed their place of residency. Of these movers, 49.4% relocated due to…
Fewer Americans Are Moving »
The number of Americans moving to different homes has been trending downward since 1984-85. Along with this, the percentage of…
Housing Prices on the Rise »
Housing prices are once again on the rise. After peaking in the first quarter of 2007 and subsequently bottoming out…
Housing Market on the Rebound »
After the burst of the housing bubble and the ensuing financial crisis, the housing market finally appears to be recovering.…