U.S. home ownership has ticked up four-tenths of a percent since 2Q15 to 63.8 percent in 4Q15. The 63.4 percent two quarters ago was the lowest since 63.3 percent in 1Q67. Since the all-time high of 69.2 percent in 2Q04, … Continued
Solid improvement in U.S. home prices comes with cost Peak bubble home ownership at 69-percent-plus anomaly not average Price weakness in recent months plus mortgage-rate tailwind unable to seriously ignite sales Leading up to the epic housing bubble in the … Continued
Sales of new homes are struggling to maintain their earlier momentum. The three-month moving average flat-lined for nearly a year before peaking at 448k (SAAR) in January this year. Those for sale (supply) has been gradually inching up as well … Continued