Construction Spending Decreased 0.5% in March

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From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased:

Construction spending during March 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,196.1 billion, 0.5 perce…

Inflation Adjusted House Prices 0.8% Below 2022 Peak; Price-to-rent index is 7.5% below 2022 peak

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Inflation Adjusted House Prices 0.8% Below 2022 Peak

Excerpt:

It has been over 18 years since the housing bubble peak. In the February Case-Shil…

April Employment Preview

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

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On Friday at 8:30 AM ET, the BLS will release the employment report for April. The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged at 4.2%. There were 228,000 jobs…

Light Vehicles Sales "Beat the tariff" at 17.3 million SAAR in April

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Wards Auto released their estimate of light vehicle sales for April: Tariff-Induced Buying Pumps U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales for Second Month in April (pay site).

Tariff-related buying lifted sales over …

Friday: Employment Report

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Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, Employment Report for April. The consensus is for 130,000 jobs added, and for the un…

Thursday: Unemployment Claims, ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Vehicle Sales

found 2025 › May › 01 (Thu) @ 00:50 UTC

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Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for i…

Freddie Mac House Price Index Mostly Unchanged in March; Up 3.0% Year-over-year

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 17:40 UTC

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Freddie Mac House Price Index Mostly Unchanged in March; Up 3.0% Year-over-year

A brief excerpt:

Freddie Mac reported that its “National” Home Pr…

PCE Measure of Shelter Decreases Slightly to 4.3% YoY in March

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:45 UTC

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Here is a graph of the year-over-year change in shelter from the CPI report and housing from the PCE report this morning, both through March 2025.

CPI Shelter was up 4.0% year-over-year in March, do…

NAR: Pending Home Sales Increase 6.1% in March; Down 0.6% YoY

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Jumped 6.1% in March

Pending home sales increased 6.1% in March – the greatest month-to-month increase since December 2023 (+7.0%) – according to the National Associa…

Personal Income increased 0.5% in March; Spending increased 0.7%

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:10 UTC

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The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for March:

Personal income increased $116.8 billion (0.5 percent at a monthly rate) in March, according to estimates released today by the U.S…