Author : Calculated Risk

Note: Both Black Knight and the MBA (Mortgage Bankers Association) are putting out weekly estimates of mortgages in forbearance.This data is as of September 21st.From...

GDP forecasts had been downgraded sharply for Q3 due to COVID, but now seem to have stabilized. Here is a table of some of the forecasts...

In the Newsletter I have Comments on August New Home SalesExcerpt: Sales, year to date in 2021, are only 2.4% ahead of sales in 20202,...

From WardsAuto: Disappearing Inventory Taking U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales to Another Low in September (pay content)Low inventories and supply issues continue to impacting vehicle sales.Click on...

Friday:• At 10:00 AM ET, New Home Sales for August from the Census Bureau. The consensus is for 714 thousand SAAR, up from 708 thousand...

In the Newsletter I have Existing Home Sales: Some Regional Differences AppearExcerpt: For the last year, most housing markets moved together with rapidly falling inventory...

Note: The year-over-year occupancy comparisons are easy, since occupancy declined sharply at the onset of the pandemic.From CoStar: STR: US Hotels Achieve Four-Week Occupancy HighU.S....