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Stunning Data on Housing Market Clearly Shows Why It’s Declining

August 4, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Just Two Charts Tell the Story of the Housing Market

For some time now, I have been dutifully reporting on the – at first subtle…now as subtle as a Mac truck – changes taking place in the housing market, clearly in decline after a stunning runup during the 2020-2021 COVID period. Certain economic segments, including Tech in general and custom integration specifically, benefitted from the COVID period forcing consumers to huddle in their homes.

But now, things are changing, starting with the housing market…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: home values, housing, housing prices, mortgage rates

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

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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

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