Residential desk · August 29, 2026
Saturday housing brief: no new official sales print
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There is no weekend official housing release. Census and NAR do not publish existing-home sales on Saturday. The rate tape that listings have to clear changed yesterday: the national 30-year daily index jumped 0.06 to 6.81% as of August 28, a three-week high after Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole speech.
What is the housing story if no sales number printed?
The housing story on a Saturday is still lock-in versus the last purchase-rate index. A 6.81% 30-year, with Freddie Mac weekly at 6.66% as of August 27, is a three-week high on the daily tape. Owners with much lower note rates have little reason to list unless they must move.
New construction remains a separate official series. Builders can add units. They cannot, by themselves, put already-owned houses on the market. Wait for the next Census New Residential Construction print instead of guessing starts over the weekend.
What should readers watch on Monday?
Monday’s official daily mortgage index, due around 4 p.m. ET, is the first housing-finance print of the new week. Jobs-week data later in the week can move that tape again. This desk will not invent a local days-on-market figure to fill Saturday.
FAQ
Is there a new existing-home sales number on August 29?
No. Weekend calendars do not include the NAR existing-home sales release. Cite the last official print when it exists. Do not invent one.
What purchase rate do listings face after Friday?
The last official national 30-year daily index is 6.81% as of August 28, 2026. That is not a lock.
Sources: Mortgage News Daily daily rate index (30-year 6.81% as of August 28, 2026); Freddie Mac PMMS (weekly 30-year 6.66% as of August 27, 2026); U.S. Treasury daily yield curve (10-year CMT 4.73% on August 28, 2026); NAR and Census release calendars (no weekend sales print).