Thursday, January 30, 2014

Pending Home Sales: December 2013

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Pending Home Sales Report for December showing that pending home sales pl...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – January 29 2014

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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...
Monday, January 27, 2014

New Home Sales: December 2013

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Today, the U.S. Census Department released its monthly New Residential Home Sales Report for December showing a notable decline with sales...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Existing Home Sales Report: December 2013

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for December showing increasing sales with tot...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Hong Kong Bubble?: Hong Kong Residential Property Prices November 2013

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The latest release of the University of Hong Kong's Hong Kong Residential Real Estate Series (HKU-REIS) indicating that, in November, ...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Industrial Production: December 2013

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Today, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production and capacity utilization showing an increase in December w...

New Residential Construction Report: December 2013

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report  showed a notable declines to both total permit activity and total start activity with starts dr...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Homebuilder Blues: NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Ratings January 2014

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Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) showing that assessments of housi...
Monday, January 13, 2014

SNAP Food Stamp Participation: October 2013

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As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn, participation in the federal food stamp program is continuing to rise. The la...

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation December 2013

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The latest  Employment Situation Report indicated that in December, net non-farm payrolls increased by just 74,000 jobs overall with the pr...

Recovery-less Recovery: Unemployment Duration December 2013

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The latest  employment situation report showed that conditions for the long term unemployed were mixed in December while still remaining d...

On The Margin: Total Unemployment December 2013

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The latest  Employment Situation report showed that in December “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers went flat at...
Wednesday, January 08, 2014

ADP National Employment Report: December 2013

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Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – January 08 2014

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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...
Monday, January 06, 2014

ISM Non-Manufacturing Report on Business: December 2013

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Today, the Institute for Supply Management released their latest Non-Manufacturing Report on Business indicating that service related busi...