More Analysis on January Existing Home Sales
Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 6.50 million in JanuaryExcerpt: This graph shows existing home sales by month for 2021...
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LA Area Port Traffic: Record Inbound Traffic for January
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...
January Forecast and 4th Look at Local Housing Markets
Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: January Forecast and 4th Look at Local Housing Markets Excerpt: From housing economist Tom Lawler:Based on publicly-available local...
January Housing Starts: Most Housing Units Under Construction Since 1973
Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: January Housing Starts: Most Housing Units Under Construction Since 1973Excerpt: The fourth graph shows housing starts under construction,...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 248,000
The DOL reported:In the week ending February 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 248,000, an increase of 23,000 from the previous...
FOMC Minutes: “Faster” is the Word
From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 25-26, 2022. Excerpt on inflation: In light of elevated inflation pressures and the strong...
Retail Sales Increased 3.8% in January
On a monthly basis, retail sales were increased 3.8% from December to January (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 13.0 percent from January 2021.From the...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications decreased 5.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...
A Few Comments on Inflation
With CPI inflation coming in at 7.5% year-over-year in January (YoY), and core CPI at 6.0% YoY - both the highest since 1982 - the...
3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in January
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in JanuaryA brief excerpt: Adding Albuquerque, Atlanta, Colorado, Georgia, Jacksonville, Minnesota,...