January 21 COVID-19 Test Results and Vaccinations
Note: Bloomberg has great data on vaccinations. "Vaccinations in the U.S. began Dec. 14 with health-care workers, and so far 18.4 million shots have been...
Author : Calculated Risk
Hotels: Occupancy Rate Declined 31.8% Year-over-year
From CoStar: US Hotel Occupancy Exceeds 40% During Week of Jan. 16U.S. weekly hotel occupancy climbed back to the 40% mark, according to STR‘s latest...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decreased to 900,000
The DOL reported:In the week ending January 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 900,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous...
Housing Starts increased to 1.669 Million Annual Rate in December
From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and CompletionsHousing Starts:Privately-owned housing starts in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,669,000. This is 5.8...
Thursday: Housing Starts, Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg
Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for a decrease to 910 thousand from 965...
January 20 COVID-19 Test Results
Note: Bloomberg has great data on vaccinations. "Vaccinations in the U.S. began Dec. 14 with health-care workers, and so far 17.2 million shots have been...
AIA: “Architecture Billings continue to lose ground” in December
Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment.From the AIA: Architecture Billings continue to lose groundDemand for design...
LA Area Port Traffic: Strong Imports, Weak Exports in December
Note: 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 83 in January
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 83, down from 86 in December. Any number above 50...
Wednesday: Homebuilder Survey
Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.• At 10:00 AM, The January...