by Calculated Risk on 2/28/2025 08:30:00 AM The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays, January 2025 report for January: Personal income increased $221.9 billion (0.9 percent at a monthly rate) in January, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—increased $194.3…
On Friday, gold prices showed a decline, preparing for the largest weekly drop since November, due to the strengthening of the dollar. Investors are eagerly awaiting important data on inflation in the United States, which may provide clues about the future policy of the Federal Reserve System. The spot price of gold dropped to $2,851…
by Calculated Risk on 2/27/2025 07:23:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Personal Income and Outlays for January. The consensus is for a 0.3% increase in personal income, and for a 0.2% increase in personal spending. And for the Core PCE price index…
by Calculated Risk on 2/27/2025 04:01:00 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 February, Realtor.com reported inventory was up 27.5% YoY, but still down 22.9% compared to the 2017 to 2019 same month levels. …
by Calculated Risk on 2/27/2025 12:53:00 PM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Inflation Adjusted House Prices 1.0% Below 2022 Peak Excerpt: It has been over 18 years since the housing bubble peak. In the December Case-Shiller house price index released this week, the seasonally adjusted National Index (SA), was reported as being…
by Calculated Risk on 2/27/2025 10:00:00 AM From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Waned 4.6% in January Pending home sales pulled back 4.6% in January according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The Midwest, South and West experienced month-over-month losses in transactions – with the most significant drop in the South – while the Northeast…
by Calculated Risk on 2/27/2025 08:36:00 AM From the BEA: Gross Domestic Product, 4th Quarter and Year 2024 (Second Estimate) Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic…
by Calculated Risk on 2/26/2025 07:45:00 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 an increase to 225 thousand from 219 thousand last week. • At 8:30 AM, Gross Domestic Product, 4th…
by Calculated Risk on 2/26/2025 10:40:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: New Home Sales Decrease to 657,000 Annual Rate in January Brief excerpt: The Census Bureau reported New Home Sales in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 657 thousand. The previous three months were revised up.…The next…
The US Federal Reserve plans to increase the volume of purchases of short-term bonds so that the asset structure better matches the distribution of government bonds with different maturities. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Laurie Logan said this at an event in London. The Fed is currently reducing its assets, estimated at $6.8 trillion,…