PKB News and Press, Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction From 07/11/23

2023-07-11 14:57:00 ET Summary Rising rates show resilience in the economy, which is benefiting real estate. Office real estate still facing challenges. Retail and industrial are bright spots. With central banks expected to hike rates further, how are the var...

2023-07-11 09:45:00 ET Summary The relative affordability of the median new home sold in the U.S. was little changed in May 2023. The net effect of these changes was to increase the amount that a fully-financed mortgage payment for the median new home sold in the U.S. costs. I...

2023-07-11 01:30:18 ET Summary The best-performing industry in the stock market is not technology, but homebuilders, despite rising interest rates leading to higher mortgage rates and lower housing affordability. The lack of existing home inventory has boosted new construction, re...

2023-07-07 07:18:31 ET Summary The Federal Reserve has noted a bottoming out in the housing market, with improvements in home sales, builder sentiment, and new construction since the start of the year. Despite a recent moderation in housing services inflation, the Fed has expresse...

2023-07-06 23:23:00 ET Summary The U-3 unemployment rate moved up to 3.7 percent, a historically low figure but a big jump from the prior month’s level (3.4 percent, a figure not bettered since 1953). Housing activity remained mixed over the past month, with the new side of...

2023-07-04 06:32:00 ET Summary The amount spent on building manufacturing plants in May in the US jumped by 73% from a year ago, and by 147% from May 2021, to $15.7 billion, according to Census Bureau data today. Nonresidential construction spending overall in May rose 17% year-ov...

2023-07-02 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets closed-out a volatile first-half at their highest-levels of the year as investors cheered data showing continued resilience in economic activity alongside further signs of cooling inflationary pressure. Rebounding from its worst w...

2023-06-30 20:10:00 ET Summary My focus usually lies with stock indexes, sectors, and commodities, but today, we venture into the real estate market. Real estate is a market that many people don’t fully comprehend. Many are excited by the robust housing market, believing it...

2023-06-30 10:30:00 ET Summary To the surprise of countless pundits, the U.S. housing industry has quietly started to emerge from its year-long recession, thawing from a deep freeze induced by historically aggressive monetary tightening. Rebounding from punishing declines of nearl...

2023-06-29 12:00:00 ET Summary The initial estimate of the market capitalization of new homes sold during the month is $29.44 billion. Much of the increase was driven by a sharp increase in the number of new home sales. The initial estimate of the median price of a new home so...