Housing

Economic data and analysis related to Housing

NOV 02, 2026Housing Policy

FHFA Home Price Index: August Gains Mask a Patchwork Market, July Revised Down

The October 27, 2026 FHFA House Price Index release paints a cautiously optimistic picture: national home prices rose 0.3% in August and are up 2.4% year-over-year. But dig beneath the ...

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OCT 20, 2026Housing Starts

Housing Starts Stall While Permits Hold: October 20, 2026 Report Signals Construction Slowdown, Not Collapse

The Census Bureau and HUD’s October 20, 2026 release on September residential construction paints a picture of a housing market caught in a subtle but meaningful deceleration. Total housing sta...

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OCT 13, 2026Existing Home Sales

Housing Market Stalls in September: Sales Slip 2.2% Year-Over-Year Despite a 1.5% Monthly Bounce

The National Association of Realtors’ October 13, 2026 release paints a picture that’s more nuance than narrative: existing-home sales ticked up 1.5% in September to a 3.99 million seasonally adj...

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SEP 17, 2026Housing Starts

Housing Supply Takes a Hit: August Completions Plunge 11.9% in Latest Census Report

The September 17, 2026 Census Bureau release dropped a mixed bag on the housing market, but one figure stands out like a sore thumb: housing completions cratered 11.9% month-over-month in A...

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SEP 10, 2026Existing Home Sales

Housing Market Stalls: August Sales Drop Below 4 Million for First Time Since Mid-2025

The National Association of Realtors’ September 10, 2026 release delivered a sobering snapshot: existing-home sales fell 2.0% month-over-month and 1.2% year-over-year in August, sliding to ...

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AUG 31, 2026Housing Policy

Housing Market Momentum Hits the Brakes: FHFA Reports 2.1% Annual Growth but Quarterly Gains Slow Sharply (August 25, 2026)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s August 25, 2026 release paints a picture of a housing market caught between two narratives: national house prices are up 2.1% year-over-year, marking an acc...

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AUG 18, 2026Housing Starts

Housing Supply Stalls Despite Rising Permits: July 2026 Construction Data Expose Growing Market Strain

The Census Bureau’s August 18, 2026 housing report dropped a quietly alarming truth: while building permits edged up 5.0% month-over-month and 3.1% year-over-year, actual housing starts and com...

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AUG 11, 2026Existing Home Sales

Housing Market on a High-Price Plateau: July Sales Slip 1.7% Amid Lingering Affordability Strains (Press Release Date: 2026-08-11)

The National Association of Realtors’ July 2026 existing-home sales report, released August 11, paints a picture of a market caught in a delicate balancing act. Headlines highlight a modest 1.7% ...

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AUG 03, 2026Housing Policy

“Up 0.3%”: Why the July 28 FHFA House Price Release Oversells a Soft, Uneven Market

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JUL 17, 2026Housing Starts

19% Surge or Statistical Mirage? June Starts Hit 1.427M as Permits Slip and Error Bars Loom

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JUL 13, 2026Housing Policy

House Prices “Fall” 0.1%—But June 30 Release Quietly Lifts March and Leaves YoY at +2.0%

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JUL 09, 2026Existing Home Sales

Affordability Is Up, Access Isn’t: July 9 Release Shows Record $440,600 Median and 4.6 Months’ Supply

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JUN 16, 2026Housing Starts

Permits Whisper “Stable,” Starts Scream “-15.4%”: Housing’s Pipeline Mismatch in the July 17 Release

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JUN 09, 2026Existing Home Sales

Sales Up 3.2%, Inventory Up 3.3%: The 2026-06-09 Housing Release Talks Affordability While Rates Tick Higher

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JUN 01, 2026Housing Policy

House Prices Up 1.7%—But 35 Big Metros Fell: What the 2026-05-26 Release Doesn’t Say Out Loud

The official release on 2026-05-26 led with a reassuring headline: U.S. house prices rose—+1.7% year-over-year, +0.5% quarter-over-quarter, and +0.1% in March. Fair enough. But ...

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MAY 21, 2026Housing Starts

Permits Pop, Single-Family Slips: April’s Housing Starts Lean on Backlog, Not New Demand

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MAY 11, 2026Existing Home Sales

Affordability Tale Meets Flat Sales: April Existing‑Home Sales Nudge +0.2% to 4.02M SAAR as Inventory Jumps 5.8%

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MAY 04, 2026Housing Policy

Flat National, Fractured Reality: April 28 FHFA HPI Masks a −1.1% Mountain Drop and a Subtle YoY Re‑acceleration

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index release dated April 28, 2026 led with “unchanged” for February. That framing misses two facts sitting in the same document: a −1.1% mo...

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APR 29, 2026Housing Starts

Starts “Up,” Pipeline Down: March Housing Leans on Backlog as Permits Fall 10.8%

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APR 27, 2026Housing Policy

April 22 Credit Score Shake-Up: VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T Announced—With 0 Cost Evidence

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APR 13, 2026Existing Home Sales

Inventory Climbs to 1.36M as Sales Fall 3.6%: April 13 Release Calls It “Tight,” the Data Disagrees

The April 13, 2026 press release paints a picture of “limited inventory” and rate headwinds squeezing buyers. The numbers tell a cooler story: inventory rose to 1.36 million units (+3.0% month-ov...

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APR 06, 2026Housing Policy

House Prices “Rose” 0.1% in January—But Momentum Cooled as December Was Revised Up to 0.3% and YoY Slipped to 1.6%

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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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