Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decline to 330,000
The DOL reports: In the week ending January 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 330,000, a decrease... 5,000 from the previous...
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Thursday: Unemployment Claims
From Alejandro Lazo and Andrew Khouri at the LA Times: Number of homes entering foreclosure drops 22.1% to six-year low California's foreclosure crisis eased considerably...
Lawler: Table of Short Sales and Foreclosures for Selected Cities in December
Economist Tom Lawler sent me the table below of short sales and foreclosures for several selected cities in December. This shows distressed sales are down...
Understanding the Existing Home Sales Report
The reporting on the Existing Home sales report was pretty negative yesterday even though I thought it was a solid report. And some of the...
AIA: “Fifth Consecutive Month of Gains in Architecture Billings Index”
Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From AIA: Fifth Consecutive Month of Gains in Architecture Billings...
FHFA: House Prices increase 0.6% in November, Up 5.6% Year-over-year
From the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA): FHFA House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in November U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent on a seasonally...
LPS: Mortgage delinquencies increased slightly in December, “In Foreclosure” Declines
LPS: Mortgage delinquencies increased slightly in December, "In Foreclosure" Declines by Bill McBride on 1/23/2013 08:58:00 AM LPS released their First Look report for December today....
Suspending the Debt Ceiling
House Speaker John Boehner indicated Tuesday that Republicans will vote on an extension of the federal debt ceiling to allow Treasury to borrow money until...
ATA Trucking Index increases 2.8% in December
This is a minor indicator that I follow. From ATA: ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 2.8% in December The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted...
Existing Home Sales in December: 4.94 million SAAR, 4.4 months of supply
The NAR reports: Existing-Home Sales Slip in December, Prices Continue to Rise; 2012 Totals Up Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family...