Friday, February 17, 2017

AAR: Rail Traffic increased in January

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From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators . Graphs and excerpts reprinted with permission . January 2017 wasn...

Quarterly Housing Starts by Intent

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In addition to housing starts for January, the Census Bureau also released the Q4 " Started and Completed by Purpose of Construction ...

Phoenix Real Estate in January: Sales up 16%, Inventory down 8%

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This is a key housing market to follow since Phoenix saw a large bubble and bust, followed by strong investor buying. The Arizona Regional...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Comments on January Housing Starts

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Earlier: Housing Starts at 1.246 Million Annual Rate in January The housing starts report released this morning showed starts were down in...

NY Fed: Household Debt Increases Substantially, Approaching Previous Peak

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The Q4 report was released today:  Household Debt and Credit Report . From the NY Fed: Household Debt Increases Substantially, Approaching...

Philly Fed: Manufacturing Conditions Continued to Improve in February

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Earlier from the Philly Fed: Manufacturing Conditions Continued to Improve in February Results from the February Manufacturing Business Ou...

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 239,000

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The DOL reported : In the week ending February 11, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 239,000 , an increase of ...

Housing Starts at 1.246 Million Annual Rate in January

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From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts: Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally ad...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Thursday: Housing Starts, Philly Fed Mfg, Q4 Household Debt and Credit

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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Approach 3-Week Highs Mortgage rates rose for the 5th day in a row following a ...

MBA: Mortgage Delinquencies Increased in Q4, Foreclosures Decreased

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From the MBA: Delinquencies Increase in Fourth Quarter from Ten-Year Lows, Foreclosure Starts Continue Decline in Latest MBA Mortgage Delinq...