by Calculated Risk on 10/30/2025 11:47:00 AM From the Las Vegas Visitor Authority: September 2025 Las Vegas Visitor Statistics Driven largely by slower midweek volumes, the destination saw a ‐8.8% YoY decrease in visitation, hosting approximately 3.1M visitors. Las Vegas convention attendance reached roughly 428k in September, down ‐18.7% YoY, reflecting in part the absence…
by Calculated Risk on 10/30/2025 08:52:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.8% Below 2022 Peak Excerpt: It has been 19 years since the housing bubble peak, ancient history for many readers! In the August Case-Shiller house price index released Tuesday, the seasonally adjusted National Index (SA), was…
by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2025 07:51:00 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 not be released. • Also at 8:30 AM, Gross Domestic Product, 3rd quarter 2025 (advance estimate) will not be released. Source link
by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2025 02:00:00 PM Fed Chair Powell press conference video here or on YouTube here, starting at 2:30 PM ET. FOMC Statement: Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up but remained low through…
by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2025 10:50:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Fannie and Freddie: Single Family Delinquency Rate Increased in September Excerpt: Multi-Family Delinquency Rate Highest Since Housing Bust (ex-pandemic) Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate in September was 0.57%, up from 0.56% August. Freddie’s rate is up…
by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2025 10:00:00 AM From the NAR: NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows No Change in September Pending home sales in September showed no change from the prior month and fell 0.9% year over year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales Report. The report provides the real estate…
by Calculated Risk on 10/29/2025 07:00:00 AM From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications increased 7.1 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending October 24, 2025. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage…
by Calculated Risk on 10/28/2025 07:23:00 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 10:00 AM, Pending Home Sales Index for September. • At 2:00 PM, FOMC Meeting…
by Calculated Risk on 10/28/2025 02:03:00 PM Another update … a few key points:1) There is a clear seasonal pattern for house prices.2) The surge in distressed sales during the housing bust distorted the seasonal pattern. This was because distressed sales (at lower price points) happened at a steady rate all year, while regular sales…
by Calculated Risk on 10/28/2025 10:04:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index Up 1.5% year-over-year in August Excerpt: S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for August (”August” is a 3-month average of June, July and August closing prices). June closing prices include some contracts signed in…