by Calculated Risk on 1/24/2025 10:49:00 AM Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Increased to 4.24 million SAAR in December Excerpt: Sales in December (4.24 million SAAR) were up 2.2% from the previous month and were 9.3% above the December 2023 sales rate. This was the third consecutive month with a…
TON will become the only blockchain infrastructure for Telegram thanks to a new agreement between the messenger and the TON Foundation. Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, said that this would ensure the stable operation of the platform and increase protection against fraudsters. According to the agreements, all mini-applications using cryptocurrency are required to switch…
by Calculated Risk on 1/23/2025 08:49:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Friday:• At 10:00 AM ET, Existing Home Sales for December from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 4.20 million SAAR, up from 4.15 million. • Also at 10:00 AM, University of Michigan’s…
by Calculated Risk on 1/23/2025 03:51:00 PM What this means: On a weekly basis, Realtor.com reports the year-over-year change in active inventory and new listings. On a monthly basis, they report total inventory. For December, Realtor.com reported inventory was up 22.0% YoY, but still down 15.7% compared to the 2017 to 2019 same month levels. …
Experts from Nordea Bank Abp predict the completion of the current cycle of monetary policy easing by the central banks of Sweden and Norway over the next six months. This development is attributed to the expected revival of domestic demand in the Scandinavian countries. Riksbank in Sweden and Norges Bank in Norway are projected to…
by Calculated Risk on 1/22/2025 07:30:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Thursday:• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for a increase to 215 thousand from 201 thousand last week. • At 11:00 AM, the Kansas City Fed…
by Calculated Risk on 1/22/2025 12:16:00 PM Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: NMHC on Apartments: “Looser market conditions for the tenth consecutive quarter” Excerpt: From the NMHC: Apartment Market Experiences Loosening Conditions, Decreased Deal Flow and Less Available Financing to Start the New Year Apartment market conditions declined in the National Multifamily Housing…
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by Calculated Risk on 1/22/2025 07:00:00 AM From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications increased 0.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 17, 2025. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage…
by Calculated Risk on 1/21/2025 07:24:00 PM From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Unimpacted by New Executive Orders Bonds were thus able to hold onto the gains from last week with some additional improvement today. The average mortgage lender wasn’t eager to adjust rates, however, with the top tier 30yr fixed rate…