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U.S. advance estimates of retail and food service sales for April 2021 essentially remained unchanged from March 2021. Consumer retail spending recorded a seasonally adjusted total of $619.9 billion in April.
NAR did a research study on the conversion of vacant hotels/motels into multifamily housing to draw some insights and best practices.
Mortgage rates dropped further this week although the 10-year Treasury yield rose in response to higher inflation. Specifically, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 2.94% from 2.96% the previous week.
The year started off with strong home price growth for the first quarter of 2021. Prices continued to rise, with 89% of the markets showing double-digit home price appreciation.
Inflation rose more than expected in April to the fastest pace since 2008. Over the last 12 months, inflation rate rose 4.2%, compared to 2.6% in March and 1.7% in February, respectively.
At the national level, housing affordability increased in March compared to a year ago, but declined compared to a month ago.
Mortgage rates have been increasing due to rising inflation, and home prices have been appreciating strongly with not enough homes on the market.
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Job gains continued, albeit a bit lightly, in the latest month. The 266,000 additions in April bring us to 1.8 million net new jobs in 2021.
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