Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week: "Home ATM" Mostly Closed

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 20:13 UTC

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At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:

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• Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-Decemb…

December 13th COVID Update: COVID in Wastewater Increasing

found 2024 › Dec › 14 (Sat) @ 08:36 UTC

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

<div>For deaths, I'm currently using 4 weeks ago for "now", since the most recent three weeks will be revised sign…

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Increase to 242,000

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 07:42 UTC

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The DOL reported:

In the week ending December 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous we…

FDIC: Number of Problem Banks Increased Slightly in Q3 2024

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 07:42 UTC

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The FDIC released the Quarterly Banking Profile for Q3 2024:

The Industry’s Net Income Decreased From the Prior Quarter, Driven by One-Time Items
Third quarter net income for the 4,517 FDIC-insured …

Fed's Flow of Funds: Household Net Worth Increased $4.8 Trillion in Q3

found 2024 › Dec › 13 (Fri) @ 07:42 UTC

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The Federal Reserve released the Q3 2024 Flow of Funds report today: Financial Accounts of the United States.

The net worth of households and nonprofits rose to $168.8 trillion during the third qua…

The Upward Slope of Real House Prices

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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Many years ago, I wrote: The upward slope of Real House Prices. I argued that real house prices (adjusted for inflation) had typically increased about 1.0% to 1.5% per year (much higher than Profess…

MBA: Mortgage Applications Increased in Weekly Survey

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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

Mortgage applications increased 5.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (…

YoY Measures of Inflation: Services, Goods and Shelter

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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Here are a few measures of inflation:

The first graph is the one Fed Chair Powell had mentioned when services less rent of shelter was up around 8% year-over-year. This declined, but is still eleva…

Cleveland Fed: Median CPI increased 0.2% and Trimmed-mean CPI increased 0.3% in November

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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<div>The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the median Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in November. The 16% trimmed-me…

Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate Decreased 2% in November; Up 12% YoY

found 2024 › Dec › 10 (Tue) @ 06:21 UTC

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From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Slides 2% in November

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network, decreased 2.3% in November to 191.5 (2000=100) from the rev…