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Here’s a look at each one.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F23165345\u002F20200727-KCM-Share.jpg","The residential real estate market is remaining resilient as the country still struggles to beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Three separate reports recently revealed how the housing market is still showing growth. Here’s a look at each one.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>1. Ivy Zelman’s \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.zelmanassociates.com\u002F\">\u003Cstrong>Real Estate Broker Survey\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThe survey explains that purchaser demand remains strong:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“This month’s overall homebuyer demand rating…was easily the \u003Cstrong>strongest sequential gain in our survey history\u003C\u002Fstrong>…Strength continues to be led by the entry-level…While high-end demand is less robust in an absolute sense, there has also been relative improvement, with contacts attributing incremental improvement to the stock market’s rebound, record low mortgage rates and luxury customers trading out of high-priced cities.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>2. The National Association of Home Builders \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nahb.org\u002FNews-and-Economics\u002FIndustry-News\u002FPress-Releases\u002F2020\u002F07\u002FBuilder-Confidence-Rallies-to-PrePandemic-Level-in-July\">\u003Cstrong>Housing Market Index\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThe index reveals that builder confidence has returned to levels last seen prior to the pandemic:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“In a strong signal that \u003Cstrong>the housing market is ready to lead a post-COVID economic recovery\u003C\u002Fstrong>, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders\u002FWells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The HMI now stands at the solid pre-pandemic reading in March before the outbreak affected much of the nation.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>3. The realtor.com \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnews.move.com\u002F2020-07-23-Realtor-com-R-Weekly-Recovery-Report-U-S-Housing-Market-has-Recovered-from-the-Initial-Shock-of-COVID\">\u003Cstrong>Housing Market Recovery Index\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThis index leverages a weighted average of four key components of the housing industry, tracking each of the following:\r\n\u003Col>\r\n \t\u003Cli>Housing Demand – Growth in online search activity\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>Home Price – Growth in asking prices\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>Housing Supply – Growth of new listings\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n \t\u003Cli>Pace of Sales – Difference in time-on-market\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Fol>\r\nIt then compares the current status \u003Cem>“to the last week of January 2020 market trend, as a baseline for pre-COVID market growth. The overall index is set to 100 in this baseline period. The higher a market’s index value, the higher its recovery and vice versa\u003C\u002Fem>.”\r\n\r\nThe latest results came in at 101, with realtor.com explaining:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“The U.S. Housing Market has recovered from the immediate disruption caused by the COVID pandemic and \u003Cstrong>returned to January 2020 growth levels\u003C\u002Fstrong>.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nReal estate brokers, home builders, and industry data all agree that the housing market has surged back to pre-COVID levels, showing growth, strength, and incredible resilience.","\r\nReal estate brokers, home builders, and industry data all agree that the housing market has surged back to pre-COVID levels, showing growth, strength, and incredible resilience.",false,[16,20],{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},5,"For Buyers","buyers",{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},6,"For Sellers","sellers","2020-07-27T10:00:58Z","2020-07-27T10:01:05Z",{"id":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"featuredImage":30,"publishedAt":31,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1673,"a-real-estate-pro-is-more-helpful-now-than-ever-infographic","A Real Estate Pro Is More Helpful Now than Ever [INFOGRAPHIC]","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F23133952\u002F20200724-KCM-Share.jpg","2020-07-24T10:00:30Z",{"id":33,"slug":34,"title":35,"featuredImage":36,"publishedAt":37,"contentType":10,"isVideo":14},1675,"guidance-and-support-are-key-when-buying-your-first-home","Guidance and Support Are Key When Buying Your First Home","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2020\u002F07\u002F27170040\u002F20200728-KCM-Share.jpg","2020-07-28T10:00:27Z",{"cover":39,"open":40,"shareSpread":41},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Buyers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",{"cover":43,"open":44,"shareSpread":45},"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Cover-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Spread-original.png","https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002FKeepingCurrentMatters\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F20260603\u002F2026-Summer-Sellers-Guide-Magazine-original.png",[47,51,52,53,57,61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,121,125,129,133,137,141,145,149,153,157],{"id":48,"name":49,"slug":50},1,"Uncategorized","uncategorized",{"id":17,"name":18,"slug":19},{"id":21,"name":22,"slug":23},{"id":54,"name":55,"slug":56},7,"Foreclosures","foreclosures",{"id":58,"name":59,"slug":60},8,"Infographics","infographics",{"id":62,"name":63,"slug":64},9,"Home Prices","home-prices",{"id":66,"name":67,"slug":68},11,"First-Time Buyers","first-time-buyers",{"id":70,"name":71,"slug":72},34,"Senior Market","senior-market",{"id":74,"name":75,"slug":76},35,"Mortgage Rates","mortgage-rates",{"id":78,"name":79,"slug":80},38,"Move-Up","move-up",{"id":82,"name":83,"slug":84},41,"For Sale by Owner","for-sale-by-owner",{"id":86,"name":87,"slug":88},42,"Featured","featured",{"id":90,"name":91,"slug":92},45,"New Construction","new-construction",{"id":94,"name":95,"slug":96},52,"Luxury \u002F Vacation","luxury--vacation",{"id":98,"name":99,"slug":100},53,"Rent vs. Buy","rent-vs-buy",{"id":102,"name":103,"slug":104},80,"Time-sensitive","time-sensitive",{"id":106,"name":107,"slug":108},81,"Outdated","outdated",{"id":110,"name":111,"slug":112},147,"Internal","internal",{"id":114,"name":115,"slug":116},148,"Do Not Autopost","do-not-autopost",{"id":118,"name":119,"slug":120},320,"Inventory","inventory",{"id":122,"name":123,"slug":124},321,"Agent Value","agent-value",{"id":126,"name":127,"slug":128},322,"Affordability","affordability",{"id":130,"name":131,"slug":132},323,"Buying Tips","buying-tips",{"id":134,"name":135,"slug":136},324,"Downsize","downsize",{"id":138,"name":139,"slug":140},325,"Economy","economy",{"id":142,"name":143,"slug":144},326,"Equity","equity",{"id":146,"name":147,"slug":148},327,"Forecasts","forecasts",{"id":150,"name":151,"slug":152},328,"Selling Tips","selling-tips",{"id":154,"name":155,"slug":156},339,"Expired\u002FWithdrawn\u002FCanceled","expiredwithdrawncanceled",{"id":158,"name":159,"slug":160},340,"Price It Right\u002FOverpricing","price-it-rightoverpricing"]