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by confoundedinterest17 So much for The Federal Reserve raising rates until it gets inflation to 2%. Yesterday, the left their target rate unchanged. But yesterday, The Fed released their dot project showing their target rate is expected to decline in …
The monthly mortgage payment based on a median existing home is now at a record $2,322/month. This is double the $1,200 peak seen in 2008. Keep in mind, $2,322/month does not include taxes, insurance or any other costs associated with …
Meanwhile, PPI for construction materials is up 11% YoY over the last three years, potentially putting more pressure on homebuyers as the demand for new homes continues to increase. https://t.co/rfFs5LNsry — David Sommers (@dgsommersmkts) August 23, 2023 Mortgage rates reached …
by confoundedinterest17 Bidenomics should be called Sovietnomics. Meaning the same type of command-driven economy that helped demolish the old Soviet Union instead of a western-style demand-driven economy. Biden’s reliance on “goin’ green” has been bad for the middle class (but …
Sales of previously owned homes dropped 2.2% in July from June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.07 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 16.6% lower compared with July of last year. Homes sold …
by confoundedinterest17 Wasting away again with Bidenomics. US existing home sales crashed by -19% in June, the 23rd consecutive month of declines. At least the median price of existing home sales is decreasing as Fed stimultypto vanishes. Just like inventory …
by confoundedinterest17 Like a bad good news, bad news joke, the good news is that US existing home sales ROSE 0.2% in May. The bad news? Existing home sales are DOWN -23.16% on a year-over-year basis. And the median price …