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    Monday: ISM Mfg, Construction Spending

    October 2, 2022 / No Comments

    http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2022/10/monday-ism-mfg-construction-spending.html

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    Bill McBride
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    Update: Framing Lumber Prices Close to Pre-Pandemic Levels

    October 2, 2022 / No Comments

    http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2022/10/update-framing-lumber-prices-close-to.html

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    Bill McBride
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    Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week

    October 1, 2022 / 45 Comments

    At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • Goldman Sees US House Prices Falling 5% to 10%• Case-Shiller: National House Price Index “Continued… Real Estate Newsletter Articles this Week

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    Bill McBride
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    Schedule for Week of October 2, 2022

    October 1, 2022 / 1 Comment

    The key report this week is the September employment report on Friday. Other key indicators include the September ISM Manufacturing and Services indices, September auto sales and the August trade deficit. —– Monday, Oct 3rd —–10:00 AM: ISM Manufacturing Index for September. The consensus is for a reading of 52.2, down from 52.8 in August.  10:00 AM: Construction Spending for August. The consensus is for a 0.3% decrease. —– Tuesday, Oct 4th —–8:00 AM ET: Corelogic House Price index for August. 10:00 AM: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for August from the BLS. This graph shows job openings (black line), hires (purple), Layoff, Discharges and other (red column), and…

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    Bill McBride
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    COVID Sept 30, 2022, Update on Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

    September 30, 2022 / 24 Comments

    NOTE: Starting next week, COVID stats will be updated only on Fridays.On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):COVID Metrics  NowWeekAgoGoal New Cases per Day245,72554,205≤5,0001 Hospitalized223,05225,159≤3,0001… COVID Sept 30, 2022, Update on Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths

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    Bill McBride
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    Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in August

    September 30, 2022 / 18 Comments

    Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency decreased to 0.72% in August from 0.76% in July. The serious delinquency rate is down from 1.79%… Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency Rate Decreased in August

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    Bill McBride
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    Goldman Sees US House Prices Falling 5% to 10%

    September 30, 2022 / 13 Comments

    Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Goldman See US House Prices Falling 5% to 10%Excerpt: The recent weakness in the housing market, combined… Goldman Sees US House Prices Falling 5% to 10%

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    Bill McBride
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    Q3 GDP Tracking: 1% to 2% Range

    September 30, 2022 / 1 Comment

    From BofA: Overall, the data since our last weekly publication and our updated assumptions on trade boosted our 3Q US GDP tracking from 0.8% q/q… Q3 GDP Tracking: 1% to 2% Range

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    Bill McBride
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    Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Up 29% Year-over-year; New Listings Down 10%

    September 30, 2022 / 14 Comments

    Realtor.com has monthly and weekly data on the existing home market. Here is their weekly report released yesterday from Chief Economist Danielle Hale and Jiayi… Realtor.com Reports Weekly Active Inventory Up 29% Year-over-year; New Listings Down 10%

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    Bill McBride
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    Personal Income increased 0.3% in August; Spending increased 0.4%

    September 30, 2022 / 8 Comments

    The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays, August 2022 and Annual Update report: Personal income increased $71.6 billion (0.3 percent) in August, according to… Personal Income increased 0.3% in August; Spending increased 0.4%

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