Housing

Economic data and analysis related to Housing

MAR 23, 2026Housing Policy

ACV In, Evidence Out: The 03/18/2026 Insurance Release Promises Savings with 0 Metrics

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MAR 12, 2026Housing Starts

Starts Hit 1.487M as Permits Fall to 1.376M: March 12 Release Signals a Pipeline Draw, Not a Boom

The Census Bureau’s March 12, 2026 press release serves a headline sugar high—“starts up”—with a data caveat chaser. January’s total housing starts rose to **1,487,000 SAAR** (up **7.2% m/m**, **9....

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MAR 10, 2026Existing Home Sales

The “Rebound” That Isn’t: Existing-Home Sales Tick Up to 4.09M SAAR, Still −1.4% y/y as Tightness Persists

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MAR 02, 2026Housing Policy

The 1.8% Headline vs a +0.1% December: FHFA’s 2026-02-24 Release Tells Two Stories

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FEB 18, 2026Housing Starts

Housing Starts Up 6.2%? The Confidence Interval Says “Maybe Not”

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FEB 16, 2026Housing Policy

Headline Strength, Hidden Soft Spots: FHFA Says Prices Up 0.6% in November, Yet Pacific Still -0.4% YoY

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FEB 12, 2026existing_home_sales

Affordability Up, Sales Down 8.4%: January Housing Math Doesn’t Balance

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JAN 26, 2026housing_policy

Clean Audit, Fuzzy Mission: FHFA’s Jan 23, 2026 Release Claims FY2025 “Success” Without a Single Metric

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JAN 09, 2026housing_starts

The Statistically Significant Story: Housing Completions Fell 15.3% YoY While Starts Spin Steals the Spotlight

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JAN 05, 2026housing_policy

House Prices Up 0.4% in October—but Momentum Cools to 1.7% YoY and September Slips -0.1%

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DEC 29, 2025data-driven

Dec 23 “Affordable Housing” Goals, Zero Metrics: Prices Up 2.3% YoY While Policy Goes Data-Light

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DEC 20, 2025existing_home_sales

Sales Up 0.5% to 4.13M SAAR, But Year-Over-Year Still Negative: December 19 Release Buries the Lede

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DEC 16, 2025housing_policy

“Prices Down” Meets +0.4%: December 10 Release Collides with FHFA House Price Data

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