Earlier: Chicago PMI Declines in March
From the Chicago PMI: March Chicago Business Barometer Eases to 57.4 The MNI Chicago Business Barometer fell 4.5 points to 57.4 in March, down from...
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Reis: Office Vacancy Rate increased in Q1 to 16.5%
Reis released their Q1 2018 Office Vacancy survey this morning. Reis reported that the office vacancy rate increased to 16.5% in Q1, from 16.4% in...
Personal Income increased 0.4% in February, Spending increased 0.2%
The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for February: Personal income increased $67.3 billion (0.4 percent) in February according to estimates released today...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 215,000
The DOL reported:In the week ending March 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous...
Thursday: Personal Income and Outlays, Unemployment Claims, Chicago PMI and More
Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 228 thousand initial claims, down from 229...
Zillow Case-Shiller Forecast: More Solid House Price Gains in February
The Case-Shiller house price indexes for January were released yesterday. Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller a month early, and I like to check the Zillow forecasts since they...
Reis: Apartment Vacancy Rate increased in Q1 to 4.7%
Reis reported that the apartment vacancy rate was at 4.7% in Q1 2018, up from 4.6% in Q4, and up from 4.3% in Q1 2017....
NAR: Pending Home Sales Index Increased 3.1% in February, Down 4.1% Year-over-year
From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Reverse Course in February, Rise 3.1 PercentPending home sales snapped back in much of the country in February, but...
Q4 GDP Revised up to 2.9% Annual Rate
From the BEA: Gross Domestic Product: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2017 (Third Estimate)Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9 percent...
MBA: Purchase Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications increased 4.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...