Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday: Architecture Billings Index

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Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday: • 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Assoc...

A Few Photos from Patagonia

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Here are a few photos from my trip to Patagonia: Click on graph for larger image. The first photo is at Cape Horn with a friend since hi...

Lawler: Early Read on September Existing Home Sales, and Update on MBS Yields and Spreads

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Early Read on September Existing Home Sales, and Update on MBS Yields and Spre...

NAHB: Builder Confidence Increased in October, Negative territory for 18 consecutive months

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Catching up ... The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 37, up from 32 last month. ...

LA Ports: Imports and Exports Down YoY in September

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Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported - and usually some hints about the trade report si...
Monday, October 20, 2025

Tuesday: Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Lows

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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Another Boring Day With Mortgage Rates Near 3-Year Lows [W]e're hanging out near 3 year low...

California Home Sales Up 6.6% Year-over-year SAAR in September

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: California Home Sales Up 6.6% Year-over-year SAAR in September A brief excerpt: The N...

Housing October 20th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.3% Week-over-week

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Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.3% week-over-week.  Inventory usually starts to decline in the fall and then decl...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

The Long and Winding Road

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Note: CR is on vacation until Oct 21st. This is the 21st year I've been writing this blog! Starting in January 2005, I was very bearish ...
Saturday, October 18, 2025

Schedule for Week of October 19, 2025

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NOTE: I'm on vacation and returning this week. Government data might be rescheduled due to the government shutdown. The key economic...