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US Home Ownership Rate, Price-to-Rent Ratio
According to Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey, the US homeownership rate dropped to 62.9 per cent in 2Q 2016, according to Eye on Housing Tuesday. Elsewhere, on a price-to-rent basis, the Case-Shiller National index is back to July 2003 levels, the Composite 20 index is back to June 2003 levels, and the Core– Logic index…
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US House Prices, New Home Sales Volatility
The pace of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index index (equal to 100 in January 2000) rose from 136.7 in December 2011 to 179.4 in May of 2016. The monthly change between April and May was 0.2 per cent, or 2.3 per cent on an annualized basis, and the index is up…
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Canada Railway Car Loadings: May 2016
The volume of rail freight carried in Canada totalled 27.7 million tonnes in May, an 8.2 per cent drop last year, said StatsCan Wednesday. In contrast, from May 2011 to May 2016, the total volume of rail freight carried in Canada increased 5.4 per cent. Canada Rail Car Loadings In May, freight originating in Canada…
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Softwood Lumber Smack Talk
In a new development best received with foreboding, 25 US Senators this week sent a signed letter to US Trade Representative Michael Froman alleging “Canadian lumber is subsidized, unfairly traded and has had decades worth of well-documented adverse economic impacts in the US.” As a result of this communication, Canada’s ambassador to the US, David…
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Conference Board of Canada 2016 Growth Forecast
A new Conference Board of Canada report has downgraded its projections for Canada’s economic growth in 2016 from 1.6 per cent to 1.4 per cent, despite a strong start to the year. The wildfires that damaged much of Fort McMurray, AB, and the surrounding areas, a weakening global economy, and the ongoing and significant deterioration…
