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The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 198,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week.

Existing-home sales in Canada fell 2.7% in December 2025 as new listings declined and the sales-to-new listings ratio edged lower, CREA reported.

Existing-home sales rose 5.1% in December 2025 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.35 million but were down 1.4% from a year earlier, NAR reported.

The total value of Canadian building permits fell 13.1% to CA$12.0 billion in November 2025, with residential intentions down 12.0% and nonresidential permits down 14.9%.

Mortgage loan application volume increased 28.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, MBA reported.

US producer prices for final demand rose 0.2% in November 2025 and were up 3.0% year-over-year, as a sharp increase in goods prices offset flat services.

Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding rose 1.1% in 2025Q3, driven by multifamily lending, MBA reported.

New residential single-family home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 737,000 in October 2025, 0.1% below the September rate.

US household real estate asset values fell 0.7% in 2025Q3 but were still 1.5% higher than in 2024Q3, the Federal Reserve and NAHB reported.

The CPI rose 0.3% in December 2025 on a seasonally adjusted basis and was 2.7% higher year-over-year.