Real Estate Broker Survey

What the Real Estate Broker Survey Covers

Each month, Zelman surveys residential real estate brokerage executives and agents to track and analyse trends in the existing home market. The survey questions contacts about homebuyer demand and sales activity, movements in inventory and home prices, and other macro and business-level dynamics.

The survey has grown substantially and now captures a sample size equal to roughly 10% of the existing home market, providing significant quantitative and qualitative context. Its indicators have proven highly predictive of higher-level macro housing data points, giving the market an early read weeks before official figures.

Who Uses the Real Estate Broker Survey and Why It Matters

The survey is used by investors, operators and strategists who need an early and accurate read on residential demand and pricing.

• Investors and analysts covering real estate services, homebuilders, mortgage and REITs.

• Brokerage and portal operators benchmarking demand, inventory and pricing trends.

• Macro strategists tracking the health of the consumer and the direction of home prices.

Because existing-home activity drives everything from mortgage origination to home improvement spending, the survey's predictive track record makes it a leading indicator of housing demand and inflection points across the wider housing economy.

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