Sunday, April 6, 2008

Housing and Economic Indicators

Please feel free to browse the data provided by The National Association of Realtors. Bradley E. Arnowitz, P.A. & Associates http://www.arnowitzproperties.com/ is of the firm belief that our clientelle should have access to FACTUAL data just as I/we do.

National Association of Realtors U.S. Economic Outlook
http://www.realtor.org/Research.nsf/files/CurrentForecast.pdf/$FILE/CurrentForecast.pdf

Housing & Economic Indicators
NAR's analysis of housing and economic indicators provides real estate professionals with tools to interpret the market and apply that knowledge to their business. In addition to NAR’s own existing-home sales series, NAR Research monitors other indicators such as new-home sales, housing starts, producer prices, mortgage rates and more.
Current Figures
Time Period Covered
Next Release Date
Existing-Home Sales(133K PPT)
SAAR* of 5.03 million units -- up 2.9% from previous month.
February
04/22
Pending Home Sales IndexPending Home Sales Index (13K PDF)
The PSHI held at a stable level of 85.9, unchanged from December.
January
03/07
New-Home Sales(147K PDF)(248K PPT)
SAAR* of 590,000 units -- down 1.8% from previous month
February
4/24
Housing Starts(395K PDF)(308K PPT)
SAAR* of 1.06 million units -- down 0.6% from previous month.
February
4/16
Housing AffordabilityHousing Affordability (31K PDF)
130.3 -- up 5.9% from previous month
February
3/27
Mortgage Purchase Application IndexMortgage Purchase Application Index (137K PDF)
369-- up 1.6% from the previous week
Week of 3/7
3/19
Fixed-Rate Mortgage RateFixed-Rate Mortgage Rate (Freddie Mac)(32K PDF)
5.88% -- up 3 basis points from last week
Week of 4/3
4/10
GDP(165K PDF)(206K PPT)
On a year-over-year reading, the economy grew by 2.5%.
2007:Q4
4/30
Consumer ConfidenceConsumer Confidence(34K PDF)
Tumbled another 10.5 points to 63.5
February
4/29
Employment Situation(151K PDF)(241K PPT)
Down 63,000 jobs from previous month.
February
4/7
Consumer Price IndexConsumer Price Index(34K PDF)
No change from the previous month (0.0%)
February
4/14
Producer Price IndexProducer Price Index (34K PDF)
Jumped 0.3% from the previous month
February
4/15
Retail SalesRetail Sales(28K PDF)
Down 0.6% from previous month
February
4/14
*SAAR = Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate

Bradley E. Arnowitz P.A. & Associates of Re/Max Beach Properties is a full-service firm providing brokerage, development, sales investment, property management, asset management, and residential services for office, multi-family, industrial/commercial, residential, and retail properties.

Bradley E. Arnowitz, P.A. has been serving South Florida with Honesty, Integrity, & Results since 2001. For more information, visit Arnowitz & Associates on the web @ http://www.arnowitzproperties.com/ or contact the firm @ Re/Max Beach Properties, 1355 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139 or Re/Max Beach Properties, 672 E. Hallandale Beach Blvd, Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
Brad@ArnowitzProperties.com
24/7 (305)776.6113
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