Archive for housing stats
Bernanke Successfully Re-Inflating Housing, Unbeknownst To Shiller
Adapted from the Wall Street Examiner. There were two major housing data releases today. One of them is important. The other was a misleading misdirection play, as it usually is. Due to its… Read more
CoreLogic Data Shows House Price Declines Slowing
CoreLogic’s data for January closed house sales (mostly November contracts) shows a year over year decline of 3.1% nationally. the month to month decline was 1%. However, the 12 month rate of… Read more
IN CASE OF SHILLER, BREAK (Out This Article)
The Case Shiller housing price index was released this morning and, as usual, it’s getting lots of media attention. I have no problem with that, except for one minor detail. It is a worthless and… Read more
No Truth Coming From Mortgage Bankers Ass.
From the Wall Street Examiner. Apparently the MBAss. (Mortgage Bankers Association) didn’t like the fact that someone in the financial blogo-wackosphere actually had the temerity to make use of… Read more
Housing Picture No Darker
This article (originally posted here) is an excerpt from the Wall Street Examiner Professional Edition Housing Update for subscribers. Follow the previous link and scroll to the end for the… Read more
Rates Way Down, Apps Way Up… That’s Good, Right?
Last week mortgage applications rose a whopping 21.7% from the previous week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. Great news for the industry… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute Members News: August 2, 2011 – New Index & Housing Data
Visit the Consumer Metrics Institute at their web site to subscribe to these updates and their premium data. Regular visitors to our website may have noticed a couple of new charts residing there…. Read more
Housing Indicators Show Lower Seasonal Peak
(Originally posted at the Wall Street Examiner.) Two housing market indicators released over the last two days suggest that the market is making a seasonal peak at a weaker level than last year,… Read more
Housing Market Tanks Again, Say Builders
(originally posted at The Wall Street Examiner) Home builders said the housing market went from dead to deader in early June. The NAHB’s present conditions index fell from 15 (revised down) to… Read more
Best They Can Do
I update this chart of mortgage applications weekly in the Wall Street Examiner Professional Edition Fed Report. It is based on data published by the Mortgage Wankers Association each week. The more… Read more
