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U.S. House Price Indexes Update

All of the indexes fell in September.

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes Fell In September

Seasonly adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller HPI 10 city composite fell 0.7% In September; On year level 10 city index is up 1.5%.
Seasonly adjusted S&P/Case-Shiller HPI 20 city composite fell 0.8%; On year level 20 city index is up 0.5%.

U.S. New Home Sales At 283.000 In October, Down 28.5% YoY

U.S. new home sales in October were reported at 283.000 SAAR vs. consensus of 314.000 SAAR and prior reading of 307.000 SAAR.

MBA Mortgage Applications Up 2.1%

MBA mortgage applications rose 2.1%; Prior reading was a decrease of 14.4%; On year level MBA Basic Index is up 21.3%.

Sales Of Existing Homes In U.S. Fell 2.2% In October

Sales of existing homes in U.S. fell 2.2% to 4.43 million units SAAR. Consensus was at 4.5 million…

Moody’s/REAL National Commercial Property Index Rose 4.3% In September

(For September 2010) Moody’s/REAL National Commercial Property Index rose 4.3% in September and it is now running at  +0.3% y-o-y. The relatively large swings in the index in recent months are due in part to the uncertain macroeconomic environment and the low number of repeat-sale transactions. In the first nine months of 2010, four months have measured […]

U.S. Housing Starts Rose 11.7%; Number Of Building Permits Issued In The U.S. Rose 0.5%

U.S. housing starts in October fell 11.7% to 519.000 vs. revised (10.000 lower) 588.000 September reading. The consensus was at 598.000. On year level U.S. housing starts are down 1.9%…

MBA Mortgage Applications Down 14.4%

MBA mortgage applications fell 14.4%; Prior reading was an increase of 5.8%; On year level MBA Basic Index is up 13.4%…

November NAHB Housing Market Index At 16

Housing Market Index for November was reported at 16 vs. 15 in October (revised from 16). Consensus was at 17. Future component leading the index higher. Negative report; no improvements on the horizon as I believe future expectations components is overstated compared with traffic of perspective buyers component…

MBA Mortgage Applications Down 5.0%

(For The Week Ending October 29, 2010) MBA mortgage applications fell 5.0%; Prior reading was an increase of 3.2.%; On year level MBA Basic Index is up 29.4%. Chart 1. Mortgage Bankers Association Basic Index SA MBA Refinancing index fell 6.4%; Prior reading was an increase of 3.0.%; On year level MBA Refinancing Index is […]

U.S. Construction Spending Rose 0.5% In September

(For September 2010) U.S. construction spending rose 0.5% m-o-m in September vs. -0.5% consensus and revised (down -0.6%) 0.2% fall in August. On year level we are at -10.4%. Revisions are so big that one can’t rely on this data. Chart 1. U.S. Construction Spending

U.S. New Home Sales At 307.000 In September, Down 21.5% YoY

(For September) U.S. new home sales in September were reported at 307.000 SAAR, the consensus was  at 300.000 SAAR, prior reading was at 288.000 SAAR. Chart 1. U.S. New Home Sales SAAR

MBA Mortgage Applications Up 3.2%

(For The Week Ending October 22, 2010) MBA mortgage applications rose 3.2%; Prior reading was a decrease of 10.5.%; On year level MBA Basic Index is up 47.4%. Chart 1. Mortgage Bankers Association Basic Index SA MBA Refinancing index rose 3.0%; Prior reading was a decrease of 11.2.%; On year level MBA Refinancing Index is up 96.6%. Chart […]

FHFA Purchase Only House Price Index Rose 0.4% In August

(For August 2010) FHFA Purchase Only House Price Index rose 0.4% in August. Housing index data is complete now, feels slightly negative but nothing alarming. Chart 1. FHFA Purchase Only House Price Index vs. CoreLogic Home Price Index, Radar Logic Composite 25 – 28 Day, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index – Composite 20

House Price Indexes Update

No recovery in sight, but also the price declines are not worrying (jet). Chart 1. U.S. House Price Indexes

 

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