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US House Prices, Construction Spending
The Case-Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices Wednesday, continued its upward trend in June. The index rose at a 2.5 per cent seasonally adjusted annual pace, faster than the 1.6 per cent in May. Elsewhere, NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data Thursday shows that total private residential construction…
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US Negative Equity Rate, Home Property Values
According to the Zillow Negative 2Q Equity Report, released Thursday, the overall US negative equity rate as of the end of 2Q 2016 – the share of homeowners that were underwater, owing more to their lenders than their home was worth – was 12.1 per cent. That’s down from 12.7 per cent in 1Q and…
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US Household Debt: 2Q 2016
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data Tuesday issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, which reported that household debt increased by US$35 billion (a 0.3 per cent increase) to US$12.29 trillion during 2Q 2016. This moderate growth was driven by increases in auto loan and credit card debt,…
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US Housing Affordability: 2Q 2016
According to the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, solid home price appreciation more than offset a modest reduction in mortgage interest rates to push housing affordability lower in 2Q 2016. The national median home price increased from US$223,000 in 1Q 2016 to US$240,000 in 2Q. Meanwhile, average mortgage rates…
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US Real Estate Market, Housing Affordability
Homeownership rates in the US have collapsed to 63.1 per cent, down from 2004 highs of about 69 per cent, according to the US Census Bureau Wednesday. As homeownership rates come full circle from the early 1990s levels, the Median Asking Price for Vacant Units has steadily risen. Meanwhile, according to the National Association of…
