Tag: US housing starts

  • US New Home Sales, June 2016

    The US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development in a joint release Tuesday reported that newly constructed single family homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 592 thousand in June and revised May sales up to 572 thousand. This pace represents steady progress from housing bust lows below 300 thousand…

  • New Home Sales, Pending Home Sales, US: June 2016

    The US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development in a joint release Wednesday reported that newly constructed single family homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 592 thousand in June and revised May sales up to 572 thousand. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index Thursday,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • US Existing Home Sales

    Total US existing-home sales climbed 1.1 per cent to 5.57 million in June, from a downwardly revised 5.51 million in May, said the National Association of Realtors Thursday. US Existing Home Sales Total existing-home US sales climbed 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.57 million in June from a downwardly revised 5.51…