Real Estate Market Data

This is your one-stop-shop for all of the publicly available data we have on real estate markets across Kansas.

Commercial Market Conditions Publications

Two local commercial real estate firms regularly prepare reports with updates on conditions in various commercial submarkets. Links to those publications are provided here.

Home Price Appreciation

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) uses data from the two large secondary market agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to produce home price indexes for markets across the U.S. These indexes measure true underlying same-home price appreciation.

Home Sales (MLS) Statistics

Every month, multiple listing services across Kansas publish summary statistics of home sales activity in their local markets.

Kansas statewide MLS statistics

Kansas City area MLS statistics

Lawrence area MLS statistics

Manhattan-Junction City MLS statistics

Topeka area MLS statistics

Wichita area MLS statistics

Labor Market Indicators

Every month the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts surveys to gather information about labor market conditions.

Non-farm employment data

In the establishment survey, the BLS tallies the number of employees at businesses by industry and job category across the U.S. This is the source of the employment statistics reported each month.

Unemployment rate data

The BLS also surveys households to determine what fraction of those in the labor force actually have jobs. This is the unemployment rate.

Mortgage Rates

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) publishes a weekly survey of contract mortgage rates.

Permits (New Residential Construction)

Census Building Permits

The U.S. Census Bureau surveys local permitting offices across the country to estimate the number of residential building permits issued in various states and metropolitan areas. These include breakdowns for single-family, two-to-four family, and multi-family permits.

City of Manhattan Building Permits

The Wichita Area Builders Association tabulates single-family building permits in the Wichita area each month

Wichita Area Builders Association Permits

The Wichita Area Builders Association tabulates single-family building permits in the Wichita area each month