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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Sacramento Housing in November: Sales down 3% YoY, Active Inventory up 8% YoY
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During the recession, I started following the Sacramento market to look for changes in the mix of houses sold (equity, REOs, and short sales...
Chemical Activity Barometer Increased in December
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Note: This appears to be a leading indicator for industrial production. From the American Chemistry Council: 2017 Closes with Strong Comme...
Comments on November Housing Starts
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Earlier: Housing Starts increased to 1.297 Million Annual Rate in November The housing starts report released this morning showed starts w...
Housing Starts increased to 1.297 Million Annual Rate in November
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From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts: Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally a...
Monday, December 18, 2017
Tuesday: Housing Starts
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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Rise Only Slightly Despite Weaker Market Cues Mortgage rates bounced modestly h...
Update from Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in November
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From housing economist Tom Lawler ( same estimate, more discussion ): Based on publicly-available state and local realtor/MLS reports from...
A few comments: Housing and Policy
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A few brief comments on tax policy changes ... There are a several policy changes that might impact housing: the reduction in the Mortgage...
NAHB: Builder Confidence increased to 74 in December
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 74 in December, up from 69 in November. Any...
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Sunday Night Futures
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Weekend: • Schedule for Week of Dec 17, 2017 Monday: • 10:00 AM ET, The December NAHB homebuilder survey . The consensus is for a readin...
Existing Home Sales: Lawler vs. the Consensus
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The NAR is scheduled to report November Existing Home Sales on Wednesday, December 20th at 10:00 AM ET. The consensus, according to Bloomb...
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