Mortgage rates hit a new record low this week, decreasing the spread with the 10-year Treasury rate to a more normal range.
38% of renters can afford to buy a home but need 13 years of savings to make a 10% down payment.
E-commerce as a percent of total U.S. retail was 10.8% in Q2 2019 while Q2 2020 represents 16.1%.
The new October 2020 NAR SentriLock Home Showings Report indicates that there was a slight decrease in nationwide foot traffic on a month-over-month basis, but showings activity remain at elevated levels with respect to year-over-year activity.
The unadjusted new jobless claims totaled 743,460 in the week ending November 14, an increase of 3% from the previous week.
REALTORS® report "COVID and elections" as the major issues affecting transactions in October 2020.
NAR’s October REALTORS® Confidence Index Report indicates that there is a demographic shift from the cities to the suburbs, or to smaller counties, less dense counties.
Temporary retail store closures experienced earlier in the year have returned.
Seasonally adjusted estimates of the U.S. retail e-commerce sales for Q3 2020 decreased from the Q2 2020 estimate of $211.5 billion to $209.5 billion, which is a decline of 1%.
Mortgage rates hit another record low this week for the thirteenth time this year.
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