HOMZ News and Press, Hoya Capital Housing From 06/06/24

2024-06-06 07:30:00 ET Summary The initial estimate of the median sale price for a new home in April 2024 is $433,500. With an estimated median household income of $77,760, the monthly mortgage payment for a new home would consume 44.5% of the income earned by a typical American h...

2024-06-06 05:59:00 ET Summary The over-7% mortgage rates seem to have become a fixture in the housing market. Mortgage applications to purchase a home dropped further in the latest reporting week. Volume of pending sales in April, an indicator of closed sales in May and later...

2024-06-05 20:20:00 ET Summary In May, the S&P Total Return index was up almost +5%, a bounce back and some, but we question the foundation for which this move up is built. According to the folks at S&P Down Jones Indices (link), Q1 earnings per share for the S&P 500 i...

2024-06-05 08:30:00 ET Summary The month of May continued the bull market trajectory which started back in October 2022 and has now produced positive returns for 4 out of the first 5 months of 2024. This came with enhanced volatility. There are current headwinds, including softeni...

2024-06-05 07:59:00 ET Summary 2024 earnings are off to a strong start with a resilient Q1 earnings season which exceeded analyst expectations for the fifth consecutive quarter. The current earnings growth rate of 8.0% surpassed the start-of-quarter estimate of 5.0%. The Magni...

2024-06-03 23:50:00 ET Summary Once again, stocks did not disappoint on Friday as the S&P 500 Index delivered another rare 100 point plus daily range. Based on futures trading, Friday’s range in both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 indexes was slightly larger than th...

2024-06-03 12:36:00 ET Summary Despite the Salesforce miss and the drop in software stocks last week, the trends in technology sector earnings remain positive. There is nothing about the S&P 500 EPS data that seems to indicate a problem with the US economy, at least as of toda...

2024-06-03 08:52:24 ET Goldman Sachs said Monday that it has an optimistic outlook for the U.S. housing market, despite elevated interest rates, which have put upward pressure on mortgage rates.... Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: We expect hou...

2024-06-02 09:00:00 ET More on real estate and the markets Wedbush cautious on home builders with fast rise in new home inventories ITB: This US Construction ETF Is Poised To Generate Substantial Returns S&P 500 marks weekly loss but finishes May with a win ...

2024-06-01 06:00:00 ET Summary While the U.S. Consumer Price Index has seen a significant decline from its 2022 peak, the shelter component remains somewhat stubborn. As mortgage rates remain high and as property values hover at their peaks, many continue to wonder when this piece...