Affordability constraints continue to limit the number of buyers willing and able to make home purchases, even as listing of for-sale homes are on the rise, the ESR Group said.
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Median-Income Homebuyers Need $127,750 Down Payment for Affordable Monthly Payments on Typical US Home, Zillow Reports
To comfortably afford a typical US home, a home buyer making the median income needs to put down nearly $127,750, according to Zillow.
Canadian Industrial Product and Raw Materials Price Indexes for May
The prices of products manufactured in Canada, as measured by the Industrial Product Price Index (IPPI), were unchanged month-over-month in May but were up 1.8% year-over-year.
The Conference Board US Leading Economic Index Continues to Decline in May
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® decreased 0.5% to a reading of 101.2 in May, following a 0.6% decrease in April.
US Existing-Home Sales Decline in May
Total existing-home sales declined 0.7% in May from April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.11 million, MBA reported.
US Housing Starts, Building Permits, and Completions All Drop in May
Privately‐owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,277,000. This is 5.5% below the revised April estimate of 1,352,000.
Fixed-Rate Mortgages Decline in Week Ending June 20th, Marking Third Consecutive Drop
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.87%, down from last week when it averaged 6.95%, Freddie Mac reported.
Canadian New-Home Prices Increase for Second Consecutive Month in May
The national index increased 0.2% month-over-month in May, and prices were up in 10 of the 27 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) surveyed.
Canadians Receiving Employment Insurance Benefits Declines in April
456,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in April. This is down 2.8%, or 13,000 recipients, from March.
US Weekly Jobless Claims Inch Lower in the Week Ending June 15th
The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 238,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week.