MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

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From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (…

AIA: "Billings remain soft at architecture firms as interest in new projects wanes"

found 2025 › Mar › 19 (Wed) @ 22:31 UTC

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Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment.

From the AIA: ABI February 2025: Billings remain soft at architecture firms as interest in new proj…

LA Ports: February Inbound Traffic Up YoY, Outbound Down

found 2025 › Mar › 19 (Wed) @ 22:31 UTC

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Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported - and usually some hints about the trade report since LA area ports handle about 40% of the nation's container…

Las Vegas in January: Visitor Traffic Down 1.1% YoY; Convention Traffic Up YoY

found 2025 › Mar › 19 (Wed) @ 10:40 UTC

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From the Las Vegas Visitor Authority: January 2025 Las Vegas Visitor Statistics

Las Vegas started the year with January visitation of approx. 3.34M visitors, down 1.1% from last January.

Las Vegas…

Housing Starts Increased to 1.501 million Annual Rate in February

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 18:54 UTC

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From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions

Housing Starts:
Privately-owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,501,000. This is 11.2 percent abov…

Industrial Production Increased 0.7% in February

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 18:54 UTC

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From the Fed: Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Industrial production (IP) increased 0.7 percent in February after moving up 0.3 percent in January. Manufacturing output rose 0.9 percent…

Housing March 17th Weekly Update: Inventory up 2.1% Week-over-week, Up 29.3% Year-over-year

found 2025 › Mar › 17 (Mon) @ 21:48 UTC

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<div>Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 2.1% week-over-week.</div><div>
</div><div>Inventory is now up 5.0% from the seasonal bottom nine weeks ago in January and us starting to …

Retail Sales Increased 0.2% in February

found 2025 › Mar › 17 (Mon) @ 21:48 UTC

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On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.2% from January to February (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.1 percent from February 2024.

From the Census Bureau report:

Advance estimates of …

NAHB: "Builder Confidence Falls on Cost Uncertainty" in March

found 2025 › Mar › 17 (Mon) @ 21:48 UTC

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 39, down from 42 last month. Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as…

Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week:

found 2025 › Mar › 16 (Sun) @ 09:10 UTC

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At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:

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• The "Home ATM" Mostly Closed in Q4

• Q4 Update: Delinquencies, Fore…