Real Estate
Home Price Appreciation Will Moderate, But Not Yet
FMI’s commentary on the home price trend.
Data Round-Up: New Home Sales Disappoint in June, Trend Still Mildly Positive
FMI’s analysis of today’s June New Home Sales report.
Data Round-Up: Existing Home Sales Slump for Third Month; Inventory Turning Up
FMI’s review of this morning’s June Existing Home Sales report
Housing Starts Retrench in June, Trend Still Clearly Upward
FMI’s review of this morning’s June Housing Starts report.
Data Round-Up: Home Prices Continue Up at Brisk Pace; Consumers find 'Jobs Plentiful'
FMI’s review of April S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index and June Conference Board Consumer Confidence, featuring Jobs-Plentiful/Jobs-Hard-to-Get data, plus our review of today’s batch of June Fed bank regional business surveys.
Housing Starts Bounce Back in May, Led by Weather/Midwest
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s May Housing Starts report.
Data Round-Up: Existing Home Sales Continue Their Spring Slump
FMI’s review of this morning’s May Existing Home Sales report.
Data Round-Up: New Home Sales Post Surprise Southern Surge in May
FMI’s analysis of today’s May New Home Sales report. Also this morning, the Dallas Fed’s regional Texas Manufacturing Index rose +5 points to a robust 33 in June (company outlook measure); zero is break-even for the survey.
Data Round-Up: Existing Home Sales Remain Lackluster; UI Claims Still Very Healthy
FMI’s review of this morning’s April Existing Home Sales report and the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.
Data Round-Up: New Home Sales Lackluster in April, Trend Still Improving
FMI’s analysis of today’s April New Home Sales report.