HOMZ News and Press, Hoya Capital Housing From 01/11/24

2024-01-11 06:05:00 ET Summary Hype in the media about real estate going to the moon or whatever is a never-ending drama. Mortgage demand jumps nearly 10% to start the year, even as interest rates tick up again. People are seeing lower mortgage rates on the horizon, and they d...

2024-01-11 00:45:00 ET Summary Important earnings season ahead as investors look for signs that we are headed for a soft landing. The LERI shows corporate uncertainty easing to its lowest level since 2015. Banks on deck this week: Expectations are for improved lending, investm...

2024-01-10 09:20:00 ET Summary Low interest rates lead to asset inflation and sometimes asset bubbles like those we saw in late 2020 and throughout 2021. Cutting rates to stimulative territory as soon as inflation hits 2% could cause it to reaccelerate. Instead, the plan shoul...

2024-01-09 09:00:00 ET Summary New homes became more unaffordable for the typical American household in November 2023. Median household income was $76,791, which was up from October 2023's initial estimate of $76,588. We already know the average interest rate on a conventional...

2024-01-09 00:05:00 ET Summary These tech heavyweights delivered impressively in 2023. But the good news, in our view, looks priced in. Envy of the rest of the S&P 500, the “Magnificent Seven” - including Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla...

2024-01-08 22:35:00 ET Summary Many months ago it became abundantly clear that the Fed had extinguished the inflation fires that were stoked in 2020-21, and therefore lower interest rates were called for. More recently, we see that the economy has lost a lot of its forward momentu...

2024-01-08 19:55:00 ET Summary There was no Santa Claus rally in the last week of 2023 and the first two trading days of 2024 – which mark the technical definition of a Santa Claus rally. The last trading day of 2023 was down and so was the first trading week of 2024. B...

2024-01-08 08:00:00 ET Summary The stock market rally in 2023 was primarily enjoyed by seven large-cap technology stocks, but I expect the rally will ultimately widen in 2024 for both stocks and bonds. The Federal Reserve is projected to shift from tightening to accommodation as i...

2024-01-06 08:15:00 ET Summary Global equity markets experienced a surge in 2023 driven by economic growth and investor confidence. US equity returns exceeded expectations despite concerns about higher rates, inflation, and geopolitical tension. In 2024, investors should focus...

2024-01-06 02:10:00 ET Summary While the ‘Magnificent 7’ accounted for the majority of the S&P 500 gains in 2023, this narrow performance concentration is finally showing signs of broadening out. The so-called “Magnificent 7” accounted for most of t...