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Monthly NFPs Are Rounding Errors

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That is a significant number to recall whenever people posit we either are in, or just were in, or are about to tumble into a recession. but most months, the specific number is more or less a rounding error. June 3rd, 2011) THE MOST IMPORTANT EVER NFP blah blah blah (June 7th, 2013) “What’s Your NFP Number?”

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Change Your Perspective

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Essentially, monthly Non-Farm Payrolls is the net difference between these two groups: The actual number is far smaller and less significant than gets played most publicly. The monthly number ( May 2023 = 339,000) is a tenth or so of the ~1.5% of the 159m total.

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National Association of Realtors Is Imploding

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By my crude estimates, a substantial number of U.S. March 14th, 2010) Brilliant Amazon Reviews: David Lereah’s RE Books (April 26, 2011) The post National Association of Realtors Is Imploding appeared first on The Big Picture. Lousy behavior tends to expand when an organization perceives itself as irreplaceable.

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At the Money: Is War Good for Markets?

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Full transcript below. ~~~ Previously : Hirsch’s WTF Forecast: Dow 38,820 (September 28, 2010) Super Boom: Why the Dow Jones Will Hit 38,820 and How You Can Profit From It (April 12, 2011) ~~~ Jeffrey Hirsch is editor of the Stock Trader’s Almanac & Almanac Investor Newsletter. For both following both wars. Following both wars.

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CoreLogic: 1.2 million Homeowners with Negative Equity in Q1 2023

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Despite these declines, home equity remains solid, with the number of underwater properties unchanged since the fourth quarter of 2022. Quarterly change: From the fourth quarter of 2022 to the first quarter of 2023, the total number of mortgaged homes in negative equity was unchanged, remaining at 1.2 million homes or 2.1%

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NAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased Sharply in October

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Any number below 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as poor than good. This will be the first year since 2011 to see a decline for single-family starts,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. This situation is unhealthy and unsustainable. Policymakers must address this worsening housing affordability crisis.”

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CoreLogic: 1.11 million Homeowners with Negative Equity in Q2 2023

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. • Quarterly change: From the first quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2023, the total number of mortgaged homes in negative equity decreased by 6%, to 1.11 Annual change: From the second quarter of 2022 to the second quarter of 2023, the total number of homes in negative equity increased by 4% from 1.06 million homes or 1.9%

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