National Real Estate Update - Areas Showing Signs of Improvement

Economist George Ratiu and Marketing and Communications Manager T.J. Doyle including a few bright spots in home prices, retail sales, and the producer price index. However, we still have a ways to go as these bright spots are balanced by continuing economic malaise. Topics this week include:

• Case-Shiller Index
• FHFA Price Index
• new housing starts and Home Builders' Confidence Index
• retail sales
• Consumer Confidence Index
• Realtors® Confidence Index
• mortgage and refinance applications