I will use this page to list data sources that I have looked up in the past, and have found useful.

US Housing data

New construction

• Housing starts
• MBA Quarterly Origination (and refinance) Estimates
• MBA forecasts

Remodeling

• BuildFax : based on the number of properties pulling residential construction permits (not adjusted by value).
• NAHB Remodeling Index

Existing housing

• CoreLogic : housing report, fraud reports, home price index, commercial market monitor, shadow inventory, positive and negative equity reports.
• Housing Pulse Distressed Property Index
• S&P Case Shiller Price Index
• REO Inventory: Usually quoted as combined REO (Real Estate Owned) inventory for Fannie, Freddie and the FHA. This is just a portion of the total REO inventory. Private label securities and banks and thrifts also hold a substantial number of REOs.

Delinquency

• Lender Processing Services Mortgage Monitor

Leading Indicators

• American Institute of Architects ‘Architecture Billings Index’ : “The ABI serves as a leading economic indicator of commercial real estate that leads nonresidential construction activity by approximately 9-12 months. The indexes are developed from the monthly Work-on-the-Boards survey panel”

Other

• MBA Market Commentary
• Construction Employment in the BLS NFP report

Hotels

• RevPAR by HotelsNews

US Consumer Confidence

• Rasmussen Report : calculated daily
• UMich Consumer Confidence
• The Conference Board consumer confidence index

Public Policies

• Center on Budget and Policies Priorities
• Brookings Papers on Economic Activity