December 6, 2023
by Calculated Risk on 12/05/2023 10:00:00 AM From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary The number of job openings decreased to 8.7 million on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, the number of hires and total separations changed little at 5.9 million
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by Calculated Risk on 12/03/2023 09:33:00 AM As expected due to the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. hotel performance fell from the previous week, according to CoStar’s latest data through 25 November. … 19-25 November 2023 (percentage change from comparable week in 2022): • Occupancy: 49.4% (-1.4%)• Average daily rate (ADR): US$138.29 (+0.9%)• Revenue per available room
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Brunei’s overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August decreased by 0.1 percent year on year, the latest statistical figures released on Saturday have shown. PRICE TREND ADVISORY This file photo shows a vendor selling fruits at a local market in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on April 3, 2022. Brunei’s overall
READ MOREAt the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week: • NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.79 million SAAR in October; New Cycle Low • Lawler on Existing Home Sales, Population Projections and Household Slowdown • 4th Look at Local Housing Markets in October This is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides
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by Calculated Risk on 11/24/2023 03:25:00 PM U.S. hotel performance showed mixed year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStar’s latest data through 18 November. … 12-18 November 2023 (percentage change from comparable week in 2022): • Occupancy: 62.4% (-0.6%)• Average daily rate (ADR): US$156.47 (+7.0%)• Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$97.61 (+6.3%)emphasis added The following graph shows
READ MOREby Calculated Risk on 11/22/2023 02:35:00 PM From ICE / Black Knight: ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Foreclosure starts rose in October, despite serious delinquencies returning to 17-year lows • The national delinquency rate fell 3 basis points (bps) to 3.26% in October, marking a 9 bps (-2.8%) improvement from the same time last
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by Calculated Risk on 11/21/2023 10:54:00 AM Today, in the CalculatedRisk Real Estate Newsletter: NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.79 million SAAR in October; New Cycle Low Excerpt: Sales Year-over-Year and Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA) The fourth graph shows existing home sales by month for 2022 and 2023. Sales declined 14.6% year-over-year compared to October
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by Calculated Risk on 11/21/2023 10:00:00 AM From the NAR: Existing-Home Sales Receded 4.1% in October Existing-home sales dropped in October, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Among the four major U.S. regions, sales slid in the Northeast, South and West but were unchanged in the Midwest. All four regions experienced year-over-year sales declines.
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by Calculated Risk on 11/17/2023 07:23:00 PM Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Due to changes at the CDC, weekly cases are no longer updated. For deaths, I’m currently using 3 weeks ago for “now”, since the most recent two weeks will be revised significantly. Hospitalizations have more than
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by Calculated Risk on 11/16/2023 09:15:00 AM From the Fed: Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production declined 0.6 percent in October. Manufacturing output fell 0.7 percent. Much of this decline was due to a 10 percent drop in the output of motor vehicles and parts that was affected by strikes at several major manufacturers
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