Wednesday, September 22, 2010

FHFA Monthly Home Prices: July 2010

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Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released the latest results of their monthly house price index (HPI) showing that, nation...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – September 22 2010

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Commercial Cataclysm!: Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Price Index July 2010

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The latest release of the Moody’s/REAL Commercial Property Index showed a notable monthly decline of 3.1% since June suggesting that the n...

New Residential Construction Report: August 2010

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report showed a continued pullback to single family permits and a slight improvement to single family ...
Monday, September 20, 2010

It’s Over Johnny! Over!

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Today the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) released the result of their recent deliberation on the grand trends of our macro-econ...

Homebuilder Blues: NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Ratings September 2010

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Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) showing a continued flattening or...

Hong Kong Bubble?: Hong Kong Residential Property Prices July 2010

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There has been much speculation recently about an ongoing price bubble occurring in the Hong Kong residential property market. The Universi...
Friday, September 17, 2010

University of Michigan Survey of Consumers September 2010

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Today's release of the Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers for September showed a notable decline in consumer sentiment ...

Vicissitudes of Life: Supplemental Security Income July 2010

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Of the myriad of programs organized under the management of the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Supplemental Security Income prog...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

Philadelphia Feeling: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey September 2010

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The latest release of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey (BOS) for September indicated a continued sign of c...

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims September 16 2010

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Today’s jobless claims report showed a decrease to both initial claims and continued claims with a continued trend-up appearing to shape up...
Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Production Pullback: Industrial Production August 2010

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Today, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production showing continued growth with total industrial production ...

The Empire State Manufacturing Index: September 2010

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The Empire State Manufacturing Survey consists of a series of diffusion indices distilled from a monthly survey of New York regional manufa...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – September 15 2010

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

On The Pulse: Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index August 2010

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The latest release of the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index™ (PCI) suggests that the economic activity slipped in August with the seaso...