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US Home Sales: How Far Can They Go?

Normally, as the end of the year approaches, housing activity in the US slows down. It's seasonally normal for new house completions, sales, and even price drops. There are several reasons for it, from people focusing more on the holidays,…
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US Jan New Home Sales & Inversion

Just a cursory look at the numbers gives the impression that the US housing market is having some troubles. So far, there have been three consecutive months of declining sales, and expectations indicate a further decline in January. But,…
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Existing Home Sales to Continue Their Decline

Orbex Aug 21, 2019 275 0

The monthly existing home sales report is due today by the National Association of Realtors. The data will provide estimates of the value of the existing home sale conditions in the US economy. The existing home sales data is a monthly…
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US Existing Home Sales to Rise Slower

Orbex Jul 23, 2019 458 0

The National Association of Realtors will be releasing the US existing home sales report today. Forecasts show that existing home sales will rise by 5.35 million or about 1.2% on the month ending June 2019. This follows May’s increase…
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New Zealand Retail Sales Rises 0.7% in Q1

Orbex May 22, 2019 863 0

The latest retail sales report from New Zealand saw a modestly better print than expected. Quarterly retail sales rose 0.7% beating estimates of a 0.6% increase. But this was comparatively lower to the Q4 retail sales print of 1.7%. On an…
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New Home Sales Forecast To Remain Steady In March

Orbex Apr 23, 2019 471 0

The new home sales report for the month of March will be released today. The data measures the number of single-family homes that were sold during the period. According to the economists polled, new home sales are forecast to show 647…
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