Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in December

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From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in December Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports fro...

Fed's Beige Book: Modest expansion, Tight labor markets

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Fed's Beige Book "This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston based on information collected on or before Janua...

Key Measures Show Inflation close to 2% in December

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The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI this morning: According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the ...

AIA: Architecture Billings Index increased in December

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Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture Billings Ind...

NAHB: Builder Confidence decreased to 67 in January

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 67 in January, down from 69 in December. An...

Industrial Production increased 0.8% in December

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From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production rose 0.8 percent in December after falling 0.7 percen...

MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey

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From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications increased 0.8 percent from one week earlier...
Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Wednesday: CPI, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Survey, Beige Book, Yellen Speech

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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Back Near 2-Month Lows Mortgage rates moved lower today, generally recovering t...

LA area Port Traffic increases Year-over-year in December

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From the Port of Long Beach: Port Trade Dips to 6.8 Million TEUs in 2016 Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included a major...

NY Fed: Manufacturing Activity Continues to Expand in New York Region

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From the NY Fed: Empire State Manufacturing Survey Manufacturing firms in New York State reported that business activity grew in January....