Last week’s scheduled economic events were packed into Tuesday and Wednesday, but several housing-related reports were released including the Case-Shiller National and 10-and 20-City Home Price Indices for September, The FHFA House Price Index also for September, and New and Pending Home Sales for October.
Existing Home Sales Show Improvement In The Northeast And Midwest Region
March sales of existing homes exceeded expectations at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 million sales according to the NAR. Analysts projected that existing home sales would reach 4.55 million based on February’s reading of 4.50 million sales.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 31, 2014
Last week’s economic news includes several reports about housing markets.
The S&P Case-Shiller 10 and 20 city housing market indices, the FHFA House Price Index, New Home Sales and Pending Home sales reports suggest that the national housing market continues to grow, but at lower rates.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 17th, 2014
Last week’s economic reports provided rays of light as compared to the recent slump in positive economic news.
With spring on the horizon, last week’s economic news showed welcome signs of growth.
What’s Ahead For Mortgage Rates This Week – March 10, 2014
Last week’s economic news included construction spending and the CoreLogic Home Price Index for January. Reports for February included ADP Employment, Non-Farm Payrolls and national unemployment data.
