Latest New Home Sales reported by US Commerce Dept.
anuary’s Annualized Sales Pace 309,000 in contract (not closed)
(Down 11.2% from December’s revised 348,000 pace &
Down 6.1% from January 2009’s 329,000 unit pace)
NE Region 24,000 unit pace (Down 35.1% from December’s 37,000 pace & Foen 20.0% from January 2009’s revised 30,000 pace)
Midwest Region 49,000 unit pace (Up 2.1% from December’s 48,000 & Down 7.5% from January 2009’s revised 53,000 pace)
South Region 162,000 unit pace (Down 9.5% from December’s 179,000 & Down 10.5% from January 2009’s 181,000 pace)
West Region 74,000 unit pace (Down 11.9% from December’s 84,000 & Up 13.8% from January 2009’s 65,000 unit pace)
(release date 2-24-10)
 
Latest Pre-Owned Home Sales reported by
The National Association of Realtors
January’s Annualized Sales Pace 4.43 million homes sold
(Down 6.9% from December’s 4.76 MM pace &
Up 8.6% versus January 2009 pace of 4.08 MM)
- NE Region 600,000 unit pace (Down 9.1% from 660,000 in December and Up 20.0% from January 2009)
- Midwest Region 980,000 unit pace (Down 6.7% from 1.05 MM in December and Up 5.4% from January 2009)
- South Region 1.69 MM unit pace (Down 7.1%from 1.82 MM in December and Up 9.0% from January 2009)
- West Region 1.16 MM unit pace (Down 5.7% from 1.23 MM in December and Up 5.5% from January 2009)
Release Date 2-26-10
Latest National Assn. of Home Builders’ Index
February 2010 Overall index = 17 (Up form 15)
Present Sales = 17 (Up from 15)
Plans to Buy Within 6 Months = 27 (Up from 26)
Buyer Traffic = 12 (Unchanged)
Release date 2/17/10
 
Mortgage Bankers Association weekly new home loan
applications indices for the week ending 3/5/10
-Overall Index : Up 0.5% versus prior week &
Down 12.53% versus the same week a year ago.
-Purchase index : Up 7.2% versus prior week &
Down 12.53% versus the same week a year ago.
-Refinance index : Down 1.5% versus prior week &
Down 13.16% versus the same week a year ago.
(release date Wed. 3-10-10)
 
Latest New Housing Starts reported by H.U.D. & Commerce
January’s Annualized Starts: 591,000 units
(Up 2.8% from the revised 575,000 for December
and Up 21.1% from the 488,000 for January 2009)
Release date 2/17/10
New Residential Permits for January were 621,000
Down 4.9% from the revised 653,000 for December
and Up 16.9% from the 531,000 for January 2009
Release date 2/17/10
Home Loan Interest Rates Weekly Closing Level
(as defined by the Fannie Mae delivery rate, the largest buyer and owner of fixed rate home loans in the United States.)
Week Ending 3/5/10 = 4.58%
Up from 4.56% from the week ending 2/26/10
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