HOMZ News and Press, Hoya Capital Housing From 09/13/23

2023-09-13 01:40:00 ET Summary According to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the average number of severe events per year has increased over time, as have the financial and human costs. So far this year, there have been 23 confirmed weather-rela...

2023-09-11 23:35:00 ET Summary Market sentiment has improved from record lows of early June ’23 using the S&P 500 Net Non-Commercial Futures Positions (weekly data from Feb 2015) as the measure. The spike in the T-Bill rate (3mo) made little sense unless one viewed this...

2023-09-11 17:38:00 ET Summary If an investor is to make tactical changes to their portfolio, it is in the extremes where they will find their greatest opportunities. What looks like an extreme today might be merely a way station on the path to something even more extreme. Con...

2023-09-11 15:06:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 index declined by 1.3% during the trading week ending on Friday, 8 September 2023, closing out the Labor Day-holiday shortened week at 4457.49. The biggest trouble for the S&P 500 came on Wednesday, 6 September, when news came Chi...

2023-09-10 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped this week as persistent inflation concerns inflamed by a "crude awakening" of global energy prices were aggravated by hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric and revived trade tensions. Finishing lower for the fourth-week in the ...

2023-09-09 00:30:00 ET Summary Realtor.com’s August inventory data showed only 585K active listings nationally after seasonal adjustment. Inventories have been drawn upon for seven months in a row, resulting in the lowest level since June 2022. On the bright side, Augus...

2023-09-08 21:55:00 ET Summary Ford’s annual return since 1990 was surprising, and wasn’t too far short of the S&P 500’s for the last 33 years. Looking at Morningstar financial data on US Steel, from 2013 to 2023, 4 of the last 10 years have seen substanti...

2023-09-07 12:16:57 ET More related to mortgage rates: Bond Market Expectations: Slow Growth And Moderate Inflation Trading U.S. Interest Rates Ahead Of Fed Meeting Thursday's economic calendar Markets coming around to 'higher for longer' stance on interest r...

2023-09-07 09:45:00 ET Summary The median household income is about 18% of the value of the median new home being sold in the U.S. in recent months. The raw measure of affordability has been improving because the median sale price of new homes has been falling, while median househ...

2023-09-07 01:55:00 ET Summary The current catchphrase in the markets is “The Magnificent Seven,” referring to the seven stocks that have dominated year-to-date (YTD) market performance. The MegaCap-8 stocks collectively are trading at a frothy 27.4 times 12-month fo...