by sslifer | Feb 27, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 27, 2026 Construction spending (the green bars above) rose 0.3% in Decemver after declining 0.2% in November.. This indicator was essentially unchanged in 2025. In the past 12 months it has declined 0.4%. Private construction spending (excluding the...
by sslifer | Feb 24, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 24, 2026 The seasonally adjusted Case Shiller Index of Home Prices in 20 cities rose 0.5% in both November and December. Prices have risen 1.4% in the past year. The National Index which is a slightly broader measure of home price rose 0.4% in December after...
by sslifer | Feb 20, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 20, 2026 New home sales fell 1.7% in Dece,ber to 745 thousand after jumping 15.5% in November. I n the past year new home sales have risen 3.8%. New home sales can be volatile from month to month but they certainly seen to have picked up some speed in...
by sslifer | Feb 19, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 19, 2026 Pending home sales fell 0.8% in January to 70.9 after having plunged 7.4% in December. Pending home sales fell sharply in December and remained at about that same low level in January. That puts it at the low end of the range it has been in...
by sslifer | Feb 18, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 18, 2026 Housing starts jumped 6.2% in December to 1,404 thousand after climbing 3.9% in November. However, starts plunged in the summer and fall. Starts have generally been between 1,300 and 1,400 thousand since January of last year.. Homebuilder...
by sslifer | Feb 17, 2026 | Housing, NumberNomics Notes
February 17, 2026 Homebuilder confidenced fell 1 point in February to 36 after having declined 2 points in January. Builders are still worried about the imposition of tariffs, high mortgage rates. The breakeven point for this series is 50 so at 36 it is clear that...
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