Hotels: Occupancy Rate Up Year-over-Year, Record Q1
From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotels set Q1 performance record The U.S. hotel industry reported record-breaking performance during the first quarter of 2018, according to data...
Author : Calculated Risk
Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in March
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in MarchBased on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports from across the country released through today,...
Black Knight: National Mortgage Delinquency Rate Decreased in March
From Black Knight: Black Knight’s First Look: Hurricane Impact Lingers, Drives Up Foreclosure Starts as Moratoria Lift; National Delinquencies Fall to 12-Month Low • Seasonal...
Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey Showed “Continued Growth” in April
From the Philly Fed: April 2018 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Results from the April Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued growth for the region’s manufacturing...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 232,000
The DOL reported:In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous...
Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Survey
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Inch Higher as Bonds Suggest More Trouble AheadMortgage rates moved higher today as bond markets continued...
Fed’s Beige Book: “Modest to moderate” expansion, “concern about tariffs”
Fed's Beige Book "This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas based on information collected on or before April 9, 2018."Economic activity...
Housing Inventory Tracking
Update: Watching existing home "for sale" inventory is very helpful. As an example, the increase in inventory in late 2005 helped me call the top...
AIA: “Architecture billings remain positive in March”
Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture billings remain positive in Marchhe American...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications increased 4.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...