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9 days ago

Final Look at Local Housing Markets in March and a Look Ahead to April Sales

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Final Look at Local Housing Markets in March and a Look Ahead to April Sales

A brief excerpt:
After the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) r…

16 days ago

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in March

From housing economist Tom Lawler:

Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports released across the country through today, I project that existing home sales as estimated by the National As…

23 days ago

Lawler: Update on Mortgage/MBS Rates and Spreads

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Update on Mortgage/MBS Rates and Spreads

On April 4th, the day after Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, the so-called 30-year “current-coupon” MBS yield…

42 days ago

Final Look at Local Housing Markets in February and a Look Ahead to March Sales

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Final Look at Local Housing Markets in February and a Look Ahead to March Sales

A brief excerpt:
After the National Association of Realtors® (NAR…

48 days ago

Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg, Existing Home Sales

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 2…

49 days ago

California Home Sales Up 2.6% YoY in February; 4th Look at Local Housing Markets

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: California Home Sales Up 2.6% YoY in February; 4th Look at Local Housing Markets

A brief excerpt:
Here are a few more local markets prior to the …

51 days ago

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February; Recent Rent Trends at Two Large Publicly Traded Companies in the Single-Family Rental Busi…

56 days ago

Lawler: Some Observations on the Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Wind-Down and Reinvestment “Strategy” (Still in Quantitative Easing Mode, Just Less So)

From housing economist Tom Lawler:

From the beginning of 2020 to early June of 2022 the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet more than doubled to an almost inconceivable $8.9 trillion, with almost all of…

64 days ago

Lawler: Federal Reserve Earnings Still Running Negative; No Remittances to Treasury for a While

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Federal Reserve Earnings Still Running Negative; No Remittances to Treasury for a While

The sharp runup in short-term interest rates over the last few years that f…

69 days ago

Lawler: Treasury Secretary Wrongly Says Fed Has Been “Big Seller” of Treasuries

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Treasury Secretary Wrongly Says Fed Has Been “Big Seller” of Treasuries

In an interview last week, Treasury Secretary Bessent said that any plans by the Treasury t…

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