Sales of new single-family houses in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 724,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 7.4% above the February rate of 674,000 and is 6%...
A slowing of refinance activity drove down the level of mortgage applications for the week ending March 28, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.6%...
Single-family housing starts in January were at a rate of 993,000, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 8.4% below the revised December figure of 1.08 million. Privately-owned housing starts in...
Sales of new single-family houses in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 5.9% above the revised October rate of 627,000 and...
Single-family housing starts in November were at a rate of 1.01 million, according to new data from the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.4% above the revised October figure of 950,000. Privately-owned housing starts in...