Construction job openings fell to 188,000 in August, down from 303,000 in July and 304,000 a year earlier, the BLS and NAHB reported.
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Share of US Mortgage Rates Above 6% Climbs to 10-Year High in Q2
Nearly 20% of US homeowners had mortgage rates above 6% in Q2, the highest since 2015, Redfin reported.
US Mortgage Applications Drop 12.7% in the Week Ending September 26
Mortgage loan application volume fell 12.7%, led by a 21% drop in refinancing activity, MBA reported.
ADP: Private Sector Employment Declines in September
Private sector employment declined by 32,000 in September, while annual pay increased 4.5% year-over-year, ADP reported.
FHFA House Price Index Rises 2.3% Year-Over-Year in July
US house prices slipped 0.1% in July from June but rose 2.3% year-over-year, the FHFA reported.
S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index Reports 1.7% Annual Gain in US Home Prices in July
US home prices rose 1.7% year-over-year in July, down from a 1.9% gain in June.
US Consumer Confidence Index Falls in September
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell 3.6 points to 94.2 in September, its lowest level since April.
US Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for August
US job openings totaled 7.2 million in August, with hires and separations both at 5.1 million.
US Pending Home Sales Rise in August
Pending home sales rose 4.0% month-over-month and 3.8% year-over-year in August, with gains in three of four regions, the National Association of Realtors reported.
US Mortgage Application Payment Index Falls in August
The national median mortgage payment decreased to $2,100 in August from $2,127 in July, as the Mortgage Bankers Association’s PAPI fell 1.2%.