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The US Consumer Confidence Index® came in much lower than expectations, and the Expectations Index fell to 72.9. A fall…
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The FDIC released the Quarterly Banking Profile for Q4 2024: Full-Year ROA and Net Income Increased in 2024 The banking…
Continue ReadingNewsletter: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 3.9% year-over-year in December
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 3.9% year-over-year in December Excerpt: S&P/Case-Shiller…
Continue ReadingCase-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 3.9% year-over-year in December
S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for December (“December” is a 3-month average of October, November and December closing…
Continue ReadingDP Trading Room: Defensive Sectors Lead the Pack
The complexion of the market is changing. Aggressive sectors which have led the market higher are now beginning to show…
Continue ReadingFebruary Vehicle Forecast: Sales Increase to 15.9 million SAAR, Up 1.5% YoY
From WardsAuto: February U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales Maintain Growth; Inventory Resumes Gains (pay content). Brief excerpt: Sales are recording solid gains,…
Continue ReadingAMZN: A Case Study in Bearish Divergence
In the later stages of a bull market cycle, we will often observe a proliferation of bearish momentum divergences. As…
Continue ReadingThe Normal Seasonal Change for Median House Prices
Earlier, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter on January existing home sales, NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 4.08 million SAAR in…
Continue ReadingHousing Feb 24th Weekly Update: Inventory Up 0.3% Week-over-week, Up 28.7% Year-over-year
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.3% week-over-week. Inventory always declines seasonally in the Winter and usually bottoms…
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