by Calculated Risk on 9/09/2025 08:16:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index. • At 8:30 AM, The Producer Price Index for August from the BLS. The consensus is…
by Calculated Risk on 9/09/2025 01:01:00 PM The Consumer Price Index for August is scheduled to be released on Thursday, September 11th. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in CPI, and a 0.3% increase in core CPI. The consensus is for CPI to be up 2.9% year-over-year (up from 2.7% in July) and core…
by Calculated Risk on 9/09/2025 10:00:00 AM From the BLS: Current Employment Statistics Preliminary Benchmark (National) Summary The preliminary estimate of the Current Employment Statistics (CES) national benchmark revision to total nonfarm employment for March 2025 is -911,000 (-0.6 percent), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The annual benchmark revisions over the last…
by Calculated Risk on 9/08/2025 08:09:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Another 11-Month Low For Rates, But Just Barely To their credit, most mortgage lenders did an admirable job of aggressively pricing-in the bond market rally after last Friday’s jobs report. Many mortgage market pros repeat the phrase “stairs down, escalator up”…
by Calculated Risk on 9/08/2025 03:05:00 PM From Manheim Consulting today: Wholesale Used-Vehicle Prices Were Unchanged in August Wholesale used-vehicle prices (on a mix, mileage, and seasonally adjusted basis) were flat in August compared to July. The Manheim Used Vehicle Value Index (MUVVI) was unchanged at 207.4, representing a 1.7% increase from the same period…
by Calculated Risk on 9/08/2025 12:51:00 PM Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: September ICE Mortgage Monitor: House Prices Up Slightly Year-over-year Brief excerpt: House Prices Up Slightly Year-over-year Here is the year-over-year in house prices according to the ICE Home Price Index (HPI). The ICE HPI is a repeat sales index. ICE reports the…
by Calculated Risk on 9/07/2025 07:10:00 PM Weekend:• Schedule for Week of September 7, 2025 Monday:• No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-Market Data and Bloomberg futures S&P 500 are up 9 and DOW futures are up 82 (fair value). Oil prices were up over the last week with WTI futures at $61.92 per…
by Calculated Risk on 9/07/2025 08:09:00 AM From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) AAR Data Center. Graph and excerpts reprinted with permission. The AAR Freight Rail Index (FRI), which measures seasonally adjusted month to-month rail intermodal shipments plus carloads excluding coal and grain, fell 0.5% in August 2025 from July 2025, its fourth decline…
At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: Click on graph for larger image. • Q2 Update: Delinquencies, Foreclosures and REO • Freddie Mac House Price Index Declined in July; Up 1.4% Year-over-Year • What will happen with House Prices? • Asking Rents Mostly Unchanged Year-over-year This is usually published 4 to 6 times…
by Calculated Risk on 9/06/2025 08:11:00 AM The key economic report this week is the August Consumer Price Index (CPI). The BLS will release the preliminary employment benchmark revision on Tuesday. —– Monday, September 8th —– No major economic releases scheduled. —– Tuesday, September 9th —– 6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for August….