Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg, Existing Home Sales
Thursday: • At 8:30 AM ET, the initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 210 thousand up from 203 thousand...
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Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in April
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that existing home sales as...
AIA: “Architecture Billings Index moderates slightly, remains strong” in April
Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture Billings Index moderates slightly, remains strong...
April Housing Starts: All-Time Record Housing Units Under Construction
Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: April Housing Starts: All-Time Record Housing Units Under Construction Excerpt: The fourth graph shows housing starts under construction,...
Housing Starts Decreased to 1.724 million Annual Rate in April
From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts:Privately‐owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,724,000. This is...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 11.0 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the...
Wednesday: Housing Starts
Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. • At 8:30 AM, Housing...
3rd Look at Local Housing Markets; California Inventory up More Than 20% Year-over-year
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets A brief excerpt: California doesn’t report monthly sales or inventory, but...
LA Port Traffic: Imports Steady in April
Notes: The expansion to the Panama Canal was completed in 2016 (As I noted a few years ago), and some of the traffic that used...
NAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 69 in May, “Housing market is now slowing”
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 69, down from 77 in April. Any number above 50...