Make informed housing industry decisions
Our research memberships help clients navigate the housing industry, enabling them to make informed business decisions and strategic investments.
Research
Overview
Research Membership Packages
Choose the membership packages that meet your specific needs. Our esteemed research members, experts in various segments of the housing industry, often subscribe to multiple packages in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the residential real estate industry.
Metro and Regional Housing Package
RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE
This package provides a complete picture of housing supply, demand, and affordability through local insight, proprietary surveys, and extensive data analysis. We currently offer an overview of major housing and economic trends across 100 MSAs nationwide.
What's Included?
- Metro Analysis and Forecast*
- Regional Analysis and Forecast*
- US Housing Analysis and Forecast
- US Demographics Insights and Strategies
- Homebuilder Survey
- Burns Interactive Dashboards
- Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
*You can choose between one of the flagship reports or subscribe to both depending on your coverage needs
Single-Family Rental Package
SCATTERED-SITE SINGLE-FAMILY RENTAL
This package provides a comprehensive overview of the single-family rental (SFR) industry’s major markets, including forecasts, SFR market rankings, macro drivers, housing supply, and demographic trends.
What's Included?
- Single-Family Rental Analysis and Forecast
- Rental Communities Analysis and Forecast
- Single-Family Rental Market Fundamentals
- Single-Family Rental Survey
- Single-Family Rental REIT Earnings Summary
- US Housing Analysis and Forecast
- US Demographics Insights and Strategies
- Homebuilder Survey
- Burns Interactive Dashboards
- Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Rental Communities Package
BUILD-TO-RENT AND APARTMENTS
This package provides a complete look into the multifamily sector, including apartments and dedicated build-to-rent communities. The package allows research members to deeply analyze the sector’s major markets, including forecasts, rental market ratings, key fundamentals, economic drivers, demographics, and the impact of alternative housing sectors.
What's Included?
- Rental Communities Analysis and Forecast
- Rental Communities Market Fundamentals
- Build-to-Rent Survey
- Apartment Developer and Investor Survey
- Apartment REIT Earnings Summary
- US Housing Analysis and Forecast
- US Demographics Insights and Strategies
- Homebuilder Survey
- Burns Interactive Dashboards
- Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Building Products Package
BUILDING PRODUCTS
This package provides current, in-depth insight into building products industry conditions across the country, including a forecast for residential new construction and repair and remodeling spend over the next four years.
What’s included?
- Building Products Analysis and Forecast
- Building Products Demand Meter
- Regional Analysis and Forecast
- Building Products Dealer Survey
- Building Products Earnings Summary
- Kitchen and Bath Market Survey
- US Remodeler Survey
- US Housing Analysis and Forecast
- US Demographics Insights and Strategies
- Homebuilder Survey
- Burns Interactive Dashboards
- Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Geographic Overview of the Public Homebuilders Package
Publicly-Traded Builders Analysis
This package is designed for those who compare publicly-traded builders (including securities investors) to each other. Every quarter, we rank each publicly-traded homebuilder based on the past, current, and forecasted performance of its geographic footprint.
What’s included?
- Homebuilder Analysis and Forecast
- Regional Analysis and Forecast
- US Housing Analysis and Foreecast
- US Demographics Insights and Strategies
- Homebuilder Survey
- Burns Interactive Dashboards
- Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
New Home Trends Institute Membership
CONSUMER AND DESIGN TRENDS
Backed by deep-dive research at JBREC and supported by our experts across the nation, the New Home Trends Institute pairs design inspiration with exclusive insights into the “why” behind consumers’ housing choices.
What’s included?
- Monthly Survey Insights Reports
- DesignLens™ Database
- Customized Partnership Plans
- Annual New Home Trends Summit
- Exclusive Members-Only Councils
Discover the perfect research membership package for you by exploring the table below. Compare and find the best fit for your needs.
RESEARCH PACKAGES | Metro and Regional Housing Package | Single-Family Rental Package | Rental Communities Package | Building Products Package | Geographic Overview of the Public Homebuilders |
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Our Clients
Who utilizes our research
Outperform your competition by aligning your strategic decisions with current and forecasted market conditions in the housing industry.
Homebuilders and Land Developers
Understand real estate and housing fundamentals, trends, and economic drivers with local market knowledge combined with timely, accurate data. Make informed investment decisions by staying up-to-date on market trends.
Private Equity
Evaluate new investments and make informed housing investment decisions by understanding real estate and housing fundamentals, trends, and economic drivers.
Single-Family Rental and Build-to-Rent Operators
Understand and monitor the for-rent and for-sale markets. Stay up-to-date on housing fundamentals, trends, and economic drivers to make informed investment decisions.
Institutional Investors
Trade with confidence and outperform the market. Use JBREC’s timely research, analysis, surveys, and data to stay up-to-date on housing trends and make strategic investments.
Building Products Companies
Understand home builder product purchasing decisions, construction timelines, and supply chain constraints. Plan your business and growth through our repair & remodel and new construction spend forecasts.
Multifamily Developers
Make strategic housing investment decisions by understanding apartment and housing fundamentals, trends, and economic drivers with timely and accurate data.
Architects and Interior Designers
Understand market composition in a shifting design landscape and leverage curated floor plan inspiration, backed by consumer research. Find inspiration for new home features and projects in our DesignLens database, and get ahead of coming design trends.
Industry Innovators
Develop a go-to-market strategy for new ideas and technologies by understanding real estate and housing fundamentals, trends, and economic drivers.
Guiding industry leaders through housing market complexity
Why JBREC?
We provide trusted analysis for executive decisions.
We deliver the most honest, valued, clear, and timely solutions in the industry. As experts in housing, we offer a holistic view of the market, pairing just about every data element possible with qualitative insights from local market experts.
Reputation
We provide logical, unbiased recommendations and advice, trusted by the best and brightest in the real estate industry.
Trusted Integrity
We do not recommend stock investments or take contingency fees. We aim to be as accurate and honest as possible, with no conflicting agendas.
Experience
Our team includes national housing-market leaders, many with direct industry experience, as well as regional experts who live and work in their markets. Our experts have learned from multiple housing cycles.
Client Service
Some of the biggest names in the industry use JBREC's products and services. Our clients have personal access to our team of market and industry experts. We also connect clients to opportunities for new business.
Proprietary Tools
We have created many tools to provide unique and timely insight. Our surveys, indices, and interactive dashboards allow our clients to accurately track the market at any time.
Timely Data
We create, collect, and buy the best industry data available, enabling our analysts to evaluate market conditions. At JBREC, we focus exclusively on housing and strive to have the most current data at our fingertips.
Top-Down, Bottom-Up Analysis
We analyze the housing industry from every angle. Our company has both a top-down (cyclical analysis, demographic trends, macroeconomic trends, policy changes) and a bottom-up (local market consulting, local market surveying, local market analysis) approach to our products and services.
National Footprint
We have one of the largest and most geographically diverse real estate consulting groups in the US. Our executives live in many of the major housing markets across the country and regularly travel to others.
Rigorous Review
Before sending any of our reports, our peer-review team checks facts, calculations, methodology, graphics, and language for the highest possible quality.
From Data Overload to Strategic Insights
We’ve sourced, acquired, and built over 100 housing data solutions—then analyzed them so you don’t have to.
By combining proprietary models, purchased datasets, and meticulously collected sources, we’ve invested extensive time and resources to deliver accurate, comprehensive insights—saving you the time and cost of assembling and analyzing them yourself.
OUR DIFFERENCE
What makes us different?
Forecasts
See our forecast of key housing variables for over 100 markets across the US.
Proprietary Surveys
Get monthly insights from various proprietary surveys—often leading indicators to the market.
Proprietary Indices
Accurately track the market with access to our proprietary indices that analyze all the major metropolitan statistical areas in the US each month.
Interactive Dashboards
Download data quickly, gain new insights, and make timely decisions with our interactive platform.
Access to Our Team
Work with a team that lives and breathes the data and that creates and maintains a deep understanding of the housing industry—from dirt to roof.
Invitations to Events & Webinars
Network with a wide variety of industry experts as you attend exclusive events and monthly webinars.
All packages include the JBREC Client Platform
Easily access your subscribed reports and surveys and explore our interactive dashboards with in-depth analyses and forecasts.
JBREC CLIENT-EXCLUSIVE PROGRAM
Surround yourself with the best minds in the industry
We designed this client-exclusive program as a learning and networking opportunity for the industry’s next generation of leaders. Since its inception, it has evolved into something much greater.
Client-Exclusive Events
Gain exclusive access to our events by subscribing to one of our available research memberships.
Burns Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Monthly
Virtual Webinar
We host monthly webinars, as well as special-topic webinars throughout the year, exclusively for research members. Many of our clients call these “the most informative hour of the month.”
The Summit
May 19−20, 2026
The Montage in Laguna Beach, CA
The Summit is our annual client-only conference that brings together the smartest and most influential people in the industry to discuss and debate the current state of housing and where the industry is headed. Intimate, highly interactive, and thought provoking, The Summit helps executives take advantage of the opportunities in today’s market.
The Rental Communities Summit
Summer 2026
Virtual Conference
Our annual virtual conference addresses the current state and outlook for the multifamily, single-family rental, and build-to-rent sectors. This virtual event will feature an accomplished group of speakers and panelists addressing the burning issues that will help the industry move forward.
New Home Trends Summit
September 15–16, 2026
Charleston, SC
Each year, the brightest executives in community and home building design meet to learn from each other and build a network that helps them make informed decisions year round. Executives will network, share their recent successes (as well as lessons learned), and listen to provocative educational speakers.
2026 Housing Market Outlook
November 3, 2026
The Plaza Hotel in New York, NY
Each fall, we invite the most intelligent executives we know to share where they see the market heading. We will hear from an accomplished group of panelists and cover a range of educational topics.
Client-Exclusive Events
Gain exclusive access to our events by subscribing to one of our available Research Packages
2026 Housing Market Outlook
November 3, 2026
The Plaza Hotel in New York, NY
Each fall, we invite the most intelligent executives we know to share where they see the market heading. We will hear from an accomplished group of panelists and cover a range of educational topics.
New Home Trends Summit
September 15–16, 2026
Charleston, SC
Each year, the brightest executives in community and home building design meet to learn from each other and build a network that helps them make informed decisions year round. Executives will network, share their recent successes (as well as lessons learned), and listen to provocative educational speakers.
The Rental Communities Summit
Summer 2026
Virtual Conference
Our annual virtual conference addresses the current state and outlook for the multifamily, single-family rental, and build-to-rent sectors. This virtual event will feature an accomplished group of speakers and panelists addressing the burning issues that will help the industry move forward.
The Summit
May 19−20, 2026
The Montage in Laguna Beach, CA
The Summit is our annual client-only conference that brings together the smartest and most influential people in the industry to discuss and debate the current state of housing and where the industry is headed. Intimate, highly interactive, and thought provoking, The Summit helps executives take advantage of the opportunities in today’s market.
Burns Monthly Housing Market Update Webinar
Monthly
Virtual Webinar
We host monthly webinars, as well as special-topic webinars throughout the year, exclusively for research members. Many of our clients call these “the most informative hour of the month.”
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What clients say about us
Our long-standing partnership with JBREC has been invaluable across multiple departments of our homebuilding company. Their expert team delivers high-quality research, data analysis, and forward-looking insights that play a critical role in shaping the strategies that drive our success, performance, and strategic growth.
Partnering with John Burns Research and Consulting has been incredibly beneficial for our land development underwriting. Their team understands the market and gives us solid data and insights that help us make smarter, more confident decisions. Whether it’s reviewing a potential deal or looking at big-picture trends, they’re always on point and easy to work with. They’ve become a trusted part of our process, and we truly appreciate the value they bring to the table.
John Burns Research & Consulting consistently delivers actionable market analysis that guides our strategic decisions. Their data-driven insights keep us ahead of market trends and drive high-impact decisions across strategy, portfolio management, and geographic expansion. Their expertise and dedication to excellence make them an invaluable partner for our company.
Our decision to partner with John Burns Research and Consulting was rooted in their expertise and data driven approach to problem solving in decision-making processes. JBREC has continually provided great support and resources to our team when presented with a topic for analysis. The solutions and in-depth analysis brought forth by JBREC have helped our organization make the right decisions that continue to help move our company forward. We look forward to the continued partnership for years to come, and the expertise from the entire team at JBREC.
John Burns Research and Consulting has been integral in helping us stay ahead of industry trends, informing both our strategic plans and tactical approaches. Their insights have enabled us to offer more attractive loan products to our borrower and investor clients and stay competitive in a rapidly changing market.
Working with the John Burns team has been a game-changer for our approach to the BTR sector. Their thought leadership, grounded in real-time data and unbiased analysis, consistently gives us confidence in a rapidly evolving market. We particularly value the wide range of content—from engaging video briefs to hands-on networking events—that makes their research both accessible and immediately useful.
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