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Investors are overwhelmingly anticipating a rate cut when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) next meets on September 16-17. The…
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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in July A brief excerpt: First,…
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Continue ReadingNAHB: “Builder Confidence Plateaus at Relatively Low Level”‘; “Negative territory for 16 consecutive months”
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 32, down from 33 last…
Continue ReadingHousing August 18th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.1% Week-over-week; Down 9.9% from 2019 Levels
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.1% week-over-week. Inventory is now up 37.7% from the seasonal bottom in…
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