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Homebuyer affordability declined in October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association Purchase Applications Payment Index.

Canadian real gross domestic product (GDP) in Q3 declined 0.3% from Q2. The drop follows a 0.3% increase in Q2.

Personal income increased 0.2% in October; disposable personal income, personal income less personal current taxes, increased 0.3%; and ersonal consumption expenditures increased 0.2%.

The advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims was 218,000 during the week ending November 25th, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that the total outstanding acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) loan volume declined in Q3.

Mortgage loan application volume increased 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

According to the BEA’s “second” estimate for Q3, GDP increased at an annual rate of 5.2%. This follows a reported real GDP increase of 2.1% in Q2.

The US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced the conforming loan limit values (CLLs) for mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will acquire in 2024.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index increased 5.5% between 2022Q3 and 2023Q3. House prices were up 2.1% when compared to 2023Q2.

Of the 99,290 unfurnished, unsubsidized apartments completed in Q2, 65% were absorbed into the market in the first three months following completion, according to US Census Bureau data review by the NAHB.