by K-man | October 24th, 2018, 14:03:30 | Economic Data, US
US September 2018 new home sales data on 24.10.2018. prior 629K, revised to 585K New home sales -5.5 % vs -1.4% exp, prior 3.5%, revised to -3.0%. That is some drop! USD is little affected by the housing data in the immediate but if this is perceived as a trend could...
by Ryan Littlestone | October 17th, 2018, 12:31:53 | Economic Data, News, US
September 2018 US housing starts and building permits 17 October 2018 Prior 1.282m. Revised to 1.268m Building permits 1.241m vs 1.275m exp. Prior 1.249m Worse than expected and a sizeable drop on last month, even with the revision lower. Permits hold up well enough...
by Ryan Littlestone | September 26th, 2018, 14:01:57 | Economic Data, News, US
August 2018 US new home sales 26 September 2018 Prior 0.627m. Revised to 0.608m Supply 6.1 months vs 5.9 months prior Median sale prices $320,200 vs $328,700 prior and $314,200 in 2017 On the money with sales but supply has jumped and prices have dropped. One thing...
by Ryan Littlestone | September 25th, 2018, 13:01:22 | Economic Data, News, US
July 2018 US Case Shiller house price index data 25 September 2018 Prior 0.1%. Revised to 0.2% 0.3% vs 0.5% exp m/m. NSA. Revised to 0.6% 5.9% vs 6.2% exp y/y. Prior 6.3%. Revised to 6.4% National HPI 6.00% vs 6.24% prior y/y FHFA HPI also out HPI 0.2% vs 0.2% prior...
by Ryan Littlestone | September 20th, 2018, 14:02:44 | Economic Data, News, US
August 2018 US existing home sales 20 September 2018 Prior 5.34m Inventory 1.92m, 4.3 months worth, unch Median sale price $264,800 vs $269,600 prior m/m. Aug 2017 $253,100 Distressed sales 3% vs 4% prior Unchanged but better news on the distressed sales. A dip in...