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As I noted last year, Inventory will Tell the Tale about the housing market. And inventory levels are now up year-over-year and increasing quickly.
Populations of cities and towns in the South and West regions of the United States still experienced the most growth from July 2020 to
After new- and existing-home sales tumbled, it should have been no surprise that pending home sales dropped in April.
Every year, states across the country compete with each other for people and their wealth as millions of Americans move between states. The stakes
After dismal earnings by such mammoth retailers as Walmart, Targets and this morning’s “horror report” by Abercrombie and Fitch, on Tuesday afternoon we actually
The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 591 thousand.
Amid a slew of disappointing US Macro data, preliminary May US PMIs were expected to show slowdowns in btoh manufacturing and services, and the
Following the unexpectedly large decline in existing home sales (directionally not unexpected given the surge in mortgage rates, plunge in mortgage apps, slump in
Last year, I pointed out that the foreclosure moratorium, combined with the expiration of a large number of forbearance plans, would NOT lead to
Wednesday will mark the 100th trading day of 2022, a year that will likely be remembered for its historic market turbulence as the megacap
We are seeing a significant change in inventory, but no surge in new listings. This means the increase in inventory is due to a
Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim, tells CNBC that if he was given $10,000 with a five year investment horizon he would not
WSJ reports that millions of Americans with subpar low credit scores are falling behind on paying their credit cards and automobile and personal loans.
Tune in to this exciting episode as we tackle these topics and more with entrepreneur and former NFL player Chris Gronkowski!
The signs that the U.S. economy is starting to fall apart are rising to the surface, further indicating that a recession is likely on
The world’s richest nation is waking up to an unpleasant and unfamiliar sensation: It’s getting poorer.
US Macro Surprise data slumped for the 5th straight week, back into negative territory at its weakest weekly close since Nov 2021…
A fee on US commercial mortgages has surged so high that borrowers can’t ignore it and may not be able to afford it.
There’s no way around it: if the Federal Reserve is going to get runaway inflation back under control, it’s going to cause some economic
A combination of high inflation and slowing growth is setting the U.S. on a path to stagflation, according to a renowned former Federal Reserve
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