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Mortgage loan application volume increased 7.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for final demand, seasonally adjusted, was unchanged in November, following a decline of 0.4% in October.

The median US asking rent declined 0.6% month-over-month and 2.1% year-over-year in November to $1,967, Redfin reported.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) shows mortgage credit availability declined in November.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.1% in November, on a seasonally adjusted basis, after being unchanged in October.

Total consumer credit outstanding in October reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $4.99 billion, according to a NAHB review of the Fed’s latest G.19 Consumer Credit report.

The NFIB’s November SBOI declined 0.1 points to a reading of 90.6. This marks the twenty-third consecutive month that the SBOI has been below the 49-year average reading of 98.

Fannie Mae released its Q4 Home Price Expectations Survey (HPES), produced in partnership with Pulsenomics, LLC.

Employment in the construction sector increased by 2,000 jobs in November, down from 25,000 new jobs in October, according to the NAHB and BLS.