US Housing Market Rapid Response US Mortgage Applications (Jul 2025) The fall in home purchase mortgage applications in July still leaves them roughly in line with where they started the year, and continuing to point to a rebound in existing home sales. While some... 6th August 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (May 2025) The second consecutive 0.3% m/m fall in house prices in May suggests that the market is still struggling to find balance under the weight of near-7% mortgages, in turn presenting a risk to our view... 29th July 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (June 2025) The fall in existing home sales in June comes despite the recent rebound in consumer confidence, suggesting affordability is still the main driver of homebuyer activity. With house price declines... 23rd July 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Housing Starts (June 2025) The pick-up in housing starts in June is less encouraging than first appears, as it is narrowly concentrated in both the volatile multifamily sector, and in the Northeast of the country. Single-family... 18th July 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Mortgage Applications (June 2025) The rise in purchase mortgage applications in June supports our view that transactions will pick up in the second half of the year, even if they remain depressed by historical standards. 9th July 2025 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US New Home Sales (May 2025) The large fall in new home sales in May cancels out all of the positivity of the past couple of months and serves as a valuable reminder that buyer activity can only rise so far with mortgage rates... 25th June 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (Apr. 2025) After falling in March, the further 0.3% m/m decline in house prices in April raises the risk that prices are entering a sustained downturn, as the market finally buckles under the weight of near-7%... 24th June 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (May 2025) The small rebound in existing home sales in May could be a sign of things to come, if more supply and the recent rebound in consumer sentiment draw would-be buyers back into the market. However, with... 23rd June 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Housing Starts (May 2025) The sharp drop in housing starts in May is not as bad as it looks, as it was entirely due to a steep decline in groundbreaking in the volatile multi-family sector, while unseasonably wet weather in... 18th June 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Mortgage Applications (May 2025) The rise in home purchase mortgage applications in May still leaves them just shy of where they were in January and very low by historical standards, supporting our view that homebuying activity will... 4th June 2025 · 1 min read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US New Home Sales (Apr. 2025) Despite various headwinds and weakness elsewhere in the housing market, new home sales grew strongly in April. We do not expect that this strength will be maintained throughout the year, though, as... 23rd May 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (Apr. 2025) The further decline in existing home sales in April suggests that elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty are keeping buyers on the sidelines. Things could go from bad to worse over the next... 22nd May 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Housing Starts (Apr. 2025) The small rebound in housing starts in April is more troubling than it appears, as it barely recoups the sharp, weather-related decline seen in March and conceals renewed weakness in both single- and... 16th May 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Case-Shiller/FHFA House Prices (Feb. 2025) February’s 0.4% m/m rise in house prices is still a bit stronger than the timely leading indicators - like rising months’ supply and longer average time on market - would suggest. However, along with... 29th April 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US Existing Home Sales (Mar. 2025) The fall in existing home sales in March serves as a good reminder that more home listings alone are not enough to revive the market. Affordability also has to meaningfully improve which, based on our... 24th April 2025 · 2 mins read
US Housing Market Rapid Response US New Home Sales (Mar. 2025) Lower mortgage rates drove a sharp rise in new home sales in March, showing that the market still has solid momentum despite inventory creeping up in the resale segment. However, with mortgage rates... 23rd April 2025 · 2 mins read
