There were lots of little nuggets of information in the February Economic Outlook issued by Freddie Mac on February 8. It addition to the usual forecasts of future performance of both the economy in general and the housing segment in particular, this report recapped some of the more interesting facets...
The slowdown in housing has begun to take a toll on the overall economy according to the November Economic Outlook issued by Freddie Mac on November 8. According to the latest version of the report which is issued early each month by the Office of the Chief Economist, the cooling of the housing market...
Two monthly housing market indicators have been released so far this week, both relating broadly to home construction and showing a continued slowing of the housing sector and a related loss of builder confidence. The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have published...
The National Association of Realtors issued its monthly report on sales of existing houses on Wednesday, August 23 and one would think they were reviewing the DVD of "Chicken Little." The networks didn't necessarily lead with the story but it was up there in coverage with the general tone being "Hi,...
It's that time again. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Census Department have released their monthly reports on the state of the new home industry in consumer terms and the attitude of those who make their living by building the homes. The Census Bureau (U.S. Department of Commerce...
The two monthly reports that measure the health of the home construction industry were released this week. The U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued its report on housing starts in June and the National Association of Home Builders in conjunction with Wells Fargo...
The usual spate of monthly reports on new home sales, existing home sales, housing starts, and builder confidence were all released recently. Taken together they do little to clarify the state of the housing market. First out was the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index...
It does appear that the housing bubble is, if not bursting, at least no longer expanding. For the second month in a row data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development indicates that builders at least are pulling back from the enthusiastic pursuit of home building...
The central issue addressed by the April 2006 Economic Outlook issued by Freddie Mac on Monday is the conflict created between the strength of the economy and the increasing lack of housing affordability. Freddie's Office of the Chief Economist cites the strong employment numbers for the first quarter...
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Americans have been straining to hear the sound of the housing bubble bursting for many months, and according to the media on Monday, they might not have heard a pop but there was definitely a ssssst. A number of news reports flatly stated that the bubble had burst and the general and conventional wisdom...