Market Intelligence · Real Estate
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The science of real estate investing — market intelligence for owners, investors, brokers, and lenders.
Who this is for
Built for the people who live inside the real estate cycle.
Cignal System is market intelligence for real estate — it turns the economic data that moves prices, sales volume, and values into a clear read on where the cycle is headed. If you buy, sell, develop, invest in, or finance property, it's built for you.
Owners & Investors
Time purchases, refinances, and sales to the cycle — not the headlines.
Brokers & Agents
See where prices, inventory, and demand are heading before the market reacts.
Developers
Underwrite with leading indicators and spot the markets turning first.
Lenders & Capital
Read rate and demand signals to time credit and capital decisions.
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Market Intelligence Dashboard
Real-time leading & trailing economic indicators for the real estate market.
Composite Signal
confidence
BULLISH SIGNALS
5/10
BEARISH SIGNALS
3/10
MARKETS TRACKED
393MSAs
DATA POINTS
1.4MM+live
Building Permits
Permits easing — future supply pipeline moderating
Pending Home Sales
Contract signings firming after the latest rate dip
Mortgage Purchase Apps
Purchase applications rebounding off cycle lows
30Y Mortgage Rate
Rates ticking back up, pressuring affordability
Divergence from trend
The Multifamily Trendline
A live look at what just changed. Sign up to unlock the full signal feed and market-level divergence.
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Monitor.
Every indicator that drives the multifamily cycle — leading to lagging, national to metro — updated the moment each new print lands.
Compare.
Watch the leading signals pull ahead of the lagging ones, and measure the hard data against what the consensus is calling.
Confirm.
Pin down where the market truly sits in the cycle, so you can time capital and adjust strategy with conviction — not guesswork.
Market Cycle
Where Are We in the Cycle?
Twelve national indicators across three timing layers — leading, coincident, and lagging. Each wedge is sized by signal strength and colored by direction. The leading layer turns first, so watch it move ahead of the laggards.
Pro Intelligence
Go deeper with Cignal Pro
Access submarket-level indicators, custom alert thresholds, portfolio stress testing, and quarterly forecast models across 390+ MSAs.
Industry News
Latest Headlines
Mortgage rates dip below 6.8%, nudging purchase demand higher
A softer rate week pulled buyers off the sidelines, lifting purchase applications for a third straight week.
READExisting-home sales stabilize as inventory slowly rebuilds
Resale volume held near a 4.15M annual pace while months of supply edged up toward a more balanced market.
READBuilding permits slip again as builders stay cautious
Permits fell 4%, pointing to fewer completions into 2026 and easing longer-term oversupply concerns.
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