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Weekend:• Schedule for Week of November 28, 2021Monday:• At 10:00 AM ET, Pending Home Sales Index for October. The consensus is for a 1.0% increase… Monday: Pending Home Sales

From the Philly Fed: The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has released the coincident indexes for the 50 states for October 2021. Over the past… Philly Fed: State Coincident Indexes Increased in 48 States in October

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • Four House Price Topics Case-Shiller and the FHFA Indexes will be released on Tuesday• New… Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week

The key report this week is the November employment report on Friday.Other key indicators include the September Case-Shiller house price index, the November ISM manufacturing… Schedule for Week of November 28, 2021

Note: Back in early 2016, I noted that energy expenditures as a percentage of PCE had hit an all-time low. Here is an update through… Energy expenditures as a percentage of PCE

Today, in the Real Estate Newsletter: Four House Price TopicsBrief excerpt: Even though the September index will show another very strong YoY gain, I expect… Four House Price Topics

These forecasts are prior to the news on the B.1.1.529 variant: Heavily mutated coronavirus variant puts scientists on alertGoldman Sachs also put out a note… Q4 GDP Forecasts: Moving Up

First, thanks to all the healthcare workers and first responders who have been – and still are – on the front lines saving lives. Thank… Five Economic Reasons to be Thankful

From WardsAuto: U.S. Light-Vehicle Sales to Continue Growth in November; More Strength Likely in December (pay content)Low inventories and supply issues continue to impacting vehicle… November Vehicle Sales Forecast: Increase to 13.6 million SAAR

The CDC is the source for all data.According to the CDC, on Vaccinations.  Total doses administered: 454,447,737.COVID Metrics  TodayWeekAgoGoal Percent fully Vaccinated59.1%—≥70.0%1 Fully Vaccinated (millions)196.2—≥2321… November 24th COVID-19: New Cases and Hospitalizations Increasing