Each month, Moody’s Analytics produces forecasts with a 30-year horizon and quarterly periodicity for all U.S. metropolitan areas and divisions. Moody’s metro model system is designed to reflect each metro’s comparative economic advantage, to fully model the unique economic structure of each metro, and to account for the effects of macroeconomic assumptions and state forecasts on the individual metro area/division economies.

• • Over 150+ variables for all 400+ metropolitan areas and divisions including nine markets in Puerto Rico.
  • Includes FHFA and NAR home prices, employment, income, CPI, demographics, housing construction activity and affordability, banking, and credit quality, retail sales.
  • Updated monthly. Data have a quarterly periodicity, a 30-year forecast horizon, and include all available history.
  • Baseline plus more than a dozen alternative scenarios and a Consensus scenario updated each month. 
  • Forecasts are validated and transparent. Clients can view model methodology on the DataBuffet interface. 
  • Forecasts delivered via API or DataBuffet interface for easy downloading, charting, mapping, and scheduling.