“Builder Confidence Falls on Tariff and Housing Cost Concerns” in February
bee Calculated Risk On 2/18/2025 10:00 AM AM The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Reported the Housing Market Index (HMI) was at 42, Down from 47 last month. Any…
Policy uncertainty in the us, globally
As measured by Baker, Bloom and Davis’s Epu. I was in Europe, and Conversations were in High Gear About How Things Now Saemed. And Text Mining Confirms: Figure 1: US…
NY Fed MFG, Homebuilder Survey
bee Calculated Risk On 2/17/2025 06:23:00 PM Weekend:• Schedule for Week of February 16, 2025 Tuesday:• at 8:30 am et, the New York Fed Empire State Manufacturing Survey For February.…
Calculated Risk: President Washington’s FareWell Address
bee Calculated Risk On 2/17/2025 02:08:00 PM I usually celebrate President Washington’s Birthday by Reading His Farewell address. A letter excerpt: To the efficacy and permanency of your union, a…
Early Read on Existing Home Sales in January
bee Calculated Risk On 2/17/2025 10:47:00 AM Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in January A letter excerpt: From Housing Economist…
AP: “Trump start firings of Faa Air Traffic Control Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash”
Article Lord. When I read this, I’m reminded: In 2015, during the Obama Administration, a new safety rule was adopted required electronically controlled pneumatic brakes to be installed on all…
Inventory Up 0.9% Week-Over-Week, Up 29.2% Year-Over-Year
bee Calculated Risk On 2/17/2025 08:11:00 AM Altos Reports That Active Single-Family Inventory was up 0.9% week-over-week. Inventory always declines seasonally in the winter and usually bottoms in January or…
Occupancy Rate Decreased 0.5% Year-Over-Year
bee Calculated Risk On 2/16/2025 06:31:00 PM The US Hotel Industry Reported Negative Year-Over-Year Comparisons, according to Costar’s Latest Data Through 8 February. … 2-8 February 2025 (Percentage Change from…
Realtor.com Reports Active Inventory Up 27.5% Yoy
bee Calculated Risk On 2/16/2025 09:09:00 AM What this means: On a weekly base, realtor.com reports the year-over-year change in Active Inventory and New Listings. On a monthly basis, they…
The Russian Economy: How many contingent liabilities?
It seems like a funny question to ask given russian government debt to gdp isn’t that large. Craig Kennedy Argues That Taking Into Account Forced Bank Lending Means That (Coningent)…