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Housing Market Overview For August 2020
02:04pm, Thursday, 27'th Aug 2020
The Fed's actions over the last few months have lowered mortgage rates to near five-year lows. Sales of new and existing homes have rebounded.
Some Encouraging Signs On The Economic Front, But Beware Of The Income Cliff
10:47pm, Tuesday, 25'th Aug 2020
This is a weekly series focused on analyzing the previous week’s economic data releases. The objective is to concentrate on leading indicators of economic activity to determine whether the economy i
Housing Roars Back
09:49am, Sunday, 23'rd Aug 2020
Permits are within 3% of their expansion highs from January and are only exceeded by that month plus October and November of 2019.
Existing-Home Sales Soar In July
09:05am, Saturday, 22'nd Aug 2020
This morning's (Aug. 21) release of the July Existing-Home Sales showed that sales rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million units from the previous month's revised 4.70 million.
Housing Stays Red Hot
09:00am, Saturday, 22'nd Aug 2020
U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh all-time record highs this week as another slate of stellar housing data provided reassuring evidence that the economic rebound remains on solid footing.
Existing-Home Sales Surge In July, Extending Sharp Recovery
08:38am, Saturday, 22'nd Aug 2020
Sales of existing homes jumped 24.7 percent in July to a 5.86 million seasonally adjusted annual rate.
Home Construction Fully Recovers From COVID-19
04:14am, Wednesday, 19'th Aug 2020
Housing activity posted a solid gain in July as starts and permits both rose. Total housing starts rose to a 1.50 million annual rate from a 1.22 million pace in June, a 22.6 percent increase.
New Residential Housing Starts Up In July
04:03am, Wednesday, 19'th Aug 2020
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have published their findings for July new residential housing starts.
Housing Came Roaring Back In July
06:18pm, Tuesday, 18'th Aug 2020
Housing is a long leading indicator for the economy, helping to forecast its shape 12+ months in the future.
Weighing The Week Ahead: Do Housing Market Shifts Offer An Opportunity To Investors?
03:24am, Sunday, 16'th Aug 2020
The calendar is light, with a focus on housing data. In a quiet, mid-summer week, with Congress gone and little on the calendar, what could possibly happen? OK, despite politics and COVID news, there
Good News Is Bad News
09:00am, Saturday, 15'th Aug 2020
U.S. equity markets flirted with fresh all-time highs this week following a slate of better-than-expected economic data, which has ironically thrown a political curveball into the now-stalled fiscal s
New Home Sales A Bright Spot For U.S. Economy
06:26am, Wednesday, 29'th Jul 2020
The U.S. new home market continued to show surprising resiliency during June 2020.
Sales of new single-family houses (based on signed contracts) rose 6.9% in June compared to June last year.
COVID Brings New Hope To First-Time Home Buyers
02:11pm, Saturday, 25'th Jul 2020
For first-time home-buyers or those who were planning to move in a year or two, selling now and holding out for the end of the decline could yield rewards.
New Home Sales Up 13.8% In June, Beats Forecast
07:36am, Saturday, 25'th Jul 2020
This morning's (July 24) release of the June New Home Sales from the Census Bureau came in at 776K, up 13.8% month-over-month from a revised 682K in May.
