Every week the Reecon Advisory Report brings you the information and analysis you need to understand the forces that are shaping residential real estate markets. Whether you are a real estate broker, agent, builder, lender or investor, RAR’s laser-focus on property values and sales volume translates the latest news-making developments into intelligence you can use.

In each issue, the Reecon Advisory Report packages and delivers news and analysis in a way that is unique and remarkably useful.

Market Commentary. David Lereah discusses how overall economic conditions, government polices and the latest market place developments will affect real estate sales and property values. The weekly market commentary gives you better understanding than you get elsewhere for how news and trends affect your business.

Market Insight. RAR brings you news and analysis of the latest economic trends and developments shaping the marketplace with a focus on how they affect your bottom line. Each week we go beyond the headlines to analyze the implications for housing markets.

Industry Intelligence. Get the latest news from the financial services, home building and real estate brokerage industries. Our coverage focuses on industry developments that affect the availability of credit to buyers, the stimulation of demand, the increase or decrease of inventory levels, and competition.

Government Watch. Perhaps never before has the Federal government played such an important role in the housing business as it does today. We keep you abreast of steps to strengthen the financial sector, loan modifications to prevent foreclosures, Fed interest rate policy, Federal Housing Administration financing programs and the future of the government-sponsored enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. RAR also helps you understand the debates in Congress and the Administration before decisions are made and analyzes their impact on the housing markets.

Looking Ahead. Each issue’s news section ends with a peek at newsworthy developments scheduled for the week to come, anticipating the release of economic indices, major reports and other news making events.

The Portfolios. RAR tracks three market basket portfolios designed to give a sense of changing values in residential real estate and the real estate industry. The Real Estate Equity Portfolio includes the common stock of Bank of America, Sun Trust Bank, Centex, Lennar Homes, PMI Group, Radian, Home Depot and Lowe’s. Two real estate property portfolio tracks media property values in selected multiple listing services. Real Estate Property Portfolio 1 includes data from Charlotte (NC), Dallas (TX), Salt Lake City (UT), Houston (TX), Albuquerque (NM), and Charleston (WV). Real Estate Property Portfolio 2 includes Tampa (FL), Ft. Myers (FL) Washington (DC), Orlando (FL), Los Angeles (CA), and Las Vegas (NV).

The Databank. Only RAR compiles the most vital and current real estate data economic data in one spot. On one page, get weekly indicators like mortgage rates and libor spreads, monthly reports in existing home sales and new home starts, and monthly prices from the three leading indexes for the nation’s ten top markets. Every issue of RAR ends with a forecast page listing monthly mortgage rate, sales and price forecasts from economists at five leading national real estate organizations, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.