THE ECONOMIC PICTURE
The economy behind the real estate decision.
Interest rates influence borrowing costs. Employment and income shape purchasing power. Migration changes where households and wealth concentrate. Explore the evidence behind those forces, then connect it to the local market.
Explore the research tools ↓OFFICIAL SOURCES · LOCAL CONTEXT
01 / RATES, GROWTH & INFLATION
Explore mortgage rates, Treasury yields, Fed policy rates, GDP, employment and housing indicators. Compare available national, state and county data with source dates and historical charts.
Explore Federal Reserve Data →The inflation measures the Fed watches →02 / PEOPLE & WEALTH
Follow tax-return migration and the adjusted gross income associated with households moving between places. Explore national flows and county views for Palm Beach, Martin, Miami-Dade, Broward and Collier.
Explore wealth migration →03 / INCOME BY PLACE
Compare IRS adjusted gross income, tax-return counts and income brackets by ZIP code. Explore annual trends from 2018–2022 and the geographic differences behind the totals.
Explore income by ZIP code →National conditions provide context; local inventory, property characteristics and comparable transactions shape an individual real estate decision. Economic releases and tax datasets have different reporting periods. Read each tool’s observation dates, source notes and definitions before comparing results.
Adjusted gross income measures reported income after certain adjustments; it does not measure household net worth. Tax returns are not a count of homes sold, and migration totals do not establish who purchased a particular property.
Connect the economic picture to local market intelligence →FROM THE RESEARCH DESK
A CLEARER PERSPECTIVE
Places, People, The research behind the decision