Census: The U.S. population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024

found 2024 › Dec › 19 (Thu) @ 20:48 UTC

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From the Census Bureau: Net International Migration Drives Highest U.S. Population Growth in Decades

The U.S. population grew by nearly 1.0% between 2023 and 2024, according to the new Vintage 2024 p…

Housing Starts Decreased to 1.289 million Annual Rate in November

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

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From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions

Housing Starts:
Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,289,000. This is 1.8 percent below t…

Retail Sales Increased 0.7% in November

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 13:45 UTC

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On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.7% from October to November (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.8 percent from November 2023.

From the Census Bureau report:

Advance estimates of …

Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December 2024

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 05:52 UTC

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Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-December 2024

A brief excerpt:

This 2-part overview for mid-December provides a sna…

Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Trade Deficit

found 2024 › Dec › 09 (Mon) @ 08:38 UTC

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Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios.

Thursday:
• At 8:30 AM ET, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for …

Trade Deficit decreased to $73.8 Billion in October

found 2024 › Dec › 09 (Mon) @ 08:38 UTC

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The Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported:

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $73.8 billion …

Construction Spending Increased 0.1% in September

found 2024 › Nov › 04 (Mon) @ 21:52 UTC

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This was released on Friday. From the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased:

Construction spending during September 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual r…

HVS: Q3 2024 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates

found 2024 › Nov › 04 (Mon) @ 15:46 UTC

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The Census Bureau released the Residential Vacancies and Homeownership report for Q3 2024 today.

The results of this survey were significantly distorted by the pandemic in 2020.
This report is freq…

Schedule for Week of November 3, 2024

found 2024 › Nov › 04 (Mon) @ 15:46 UTC

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The FOMC meets this week and is expected to cut rates.

----- Monday, November 4th -----
No major economic releases scheduled.

----- Tuesday, November 5th -----
All day: U.S. Election

8:30 AM: …