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The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 217,000 during the week ending November 4th. This is a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week.

The total monthly value of building permits in Canada fell 6.5% in September to $11.2 billion (CAD). In Q3, the value of building permits increased 4.9% from Q2 to $34.6 billion.

Mortgage loan application volume increased 2.5% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The median US asking rent in October was 3.7% below the record high of $2,054 set in August 2022 and down 0.3% from a year ago, Redfin reported.

Consumer credit outstanding growth slowed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 0.4% in Q3, according to the Fed and NAHB analysis.

Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) inched 0.4 points higher to a reading of 64.9 in October.

In Q3, Commercial and multifamily originations were down 49% year-over-year and 7% when compared to Q2, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Construction sector employment increased by 23,000 in October, following a gain of 13,000 in September, according to the NAHB and Census Bureau.

Nearly 7% of homes for sale posted a price drop during the four-week period ending on October 29th, Redfin reported.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 150,000 in October. The unemployment rate increased 0.1% to a reading of 3.9%.