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Housing: After a Bump in May, June New Home Sales Back to Downward Trend

July 28, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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In the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of newly constructed homes (new home sales) in June returned to their months-long downward trend after a brief bump up in May. Another sign of a housing market in decline, rising mortgage rates combined with rising home prices have thrown cold water on what had been a very hot housing market over the last year-and-a-half.

See more on new home sales in June, a key housing statistic

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing, new home sales

June Housing Starts Hit 9-Month Low; Single-Family Starts Lowest in 2 Years

July 19, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

June housing starts drop again
[PHOTO: REUTERS/Octavio Jones}

After a dramatic double-digit drop in May, June housing starts declined again, with overall starts not only dropping below May’s rate to a nine-month low but also coming in well below the rate in June 2021. Single-family starts in June hit their lowest seasonally adjusted annual rate since July 2020.

Learn all the latest data on June housing starts

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing affordability index, housing starts, inflation, mortgage rates, residential construction

Housing Affordability Index Collapses to Lowest Level in 22 Years

July 13, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest news on the Housing Affordability Index

The latest data on home affordability from the National Realtors Association, tracked in its Housing Affordability Index, shows that housing is at its least affordable level in 22 years. And that’s not just for first-time buyers, but for home upgraders as well. Not only that, but new economic data suggests that this declining housing affordability will remain an issue for some time yet to come.

See the latest Housing Affordability Index data

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing affordability index, inflation, mortgage rates

What?! Both New Homes Sales & Pending Home Sales Jump in May

June 27, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of home by Shenandoah Homes

A Fluke? Or is Housing Making a Comeback?

Data released on Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development showed that sales of newly constructed homes actually increased in May. At the same time, the National Association of Realtors released new data on pending home sales which also showed a surprise jump in contracts in May.

What’s going on? Is the housing market mounting a comeback?

What does this surprise increase in new & pending home sales mean?

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: existing home sales, inflation, mortgage rates, new home sales

Housing Starts in May Slide -14.4%, Lowest Level of Building in 13-Months

June 20, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

Photo of a home being built

A new report by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development notes that residential housing construction starts (housing starts) has taken a pretty severe downturn in May with overall starts sliding fully -14.4%. This is yet another indicator of the slowing growth in the housing market, as rising mortgage rates, overall inflation, and high housing prices begin to cool the once red-hot housing market.

See all the details from the latest report on housing starts…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News, Residential Tagged With: housing starts, residential construction

U.S. Luxury Home Sales Plummet in Biggest Drop Since Onset of Pandemic

June 15, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

In what is likely another sign of the housing market downturn, and perhaps a cooling of the overall economy, sales of luxury homes in the U.S. plummeted in the three-month period that ended in April, according to an analysis by Redfin Corp. as reported by Bloomberg News. The Redfin analysis covered the top 50 metropolitan areas and revealed the largest drop in sales of luxury properties since the onset of the pandemic.

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Filed Under: Housing, Integrators, News, Pivot Point, Residential, Statistics Tagged With: luxury, residential

Mortgage Demand Drops to Its Lowest Level in 22-Years

June 9, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

mortgage demand declines

Almost weekly now, we are regularly seeing new data showing the dramatic slowdown of the housing market. A case in point is the latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association which tracks the weekly demand for mortgages for both home purchases and for refinancing. The Association reported that its index hit its lowest level in demand for mortgages in 22-years.

See more on the slide in mortgage demand

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Sales of Newly Constructed Homes Collapse in April; Odds of Recession Tick Higher

May 24, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

sales of newly constructed homes collapse

Sales of newly constructed homes virtually collapsed in April in a double-digit decline that surprised economists and added to the growing evidence that the housing market is entering a downturn. This downturn in housing adds to growing concerns of a recession, as it comes on the heels of the tech industry decline, and new retailer warnings of slackening demand and supply chain driven cost increases.

See the surprising numbers out of the housing market today

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News, Pivot Point Tagged With: existing home sales, housing starts, inflation, residential construction

April Housing Starts Decline Again; Builder Sentiment in Steep Slide in May

May 19, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

housing starts off in April; Builder sentiment slides
[PHOTO: REUTERS/Mike Blake]

In yet another sign of a slowing economy, April residential housing construction starts declined for the second straight month in a row. At the same time, the Housing Market Index, a key gauge of homebuilder confidence, collapsed in May.

See what’s going on in with housing starts & builders

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Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: builder sentiment, housing starts, residential construction

More Data Emerges That Points to a Slowing Economy

April 28, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

The headquarters of Netflix is shown in Los Gatos

I’ve put together a compendium of data that emerged this week that continues to point to the reality of a slowing economy. The picture gets clearer as more economic measures, including non-traditional measures like the Fluffy Puppy Indicator and home foreclosures reinforce the thinking of economists that more drastic action by the Fed to get inflation under control may lead us into the “R” word…recession.

See my compendium of some new, and some non-traditional data on the economy

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, Industry Trends

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