Sales, inventory, and housing data
Residential desk
The residential desk reads official housing series — sales, starts, vacancies, and price indexes — against the rate tape. Notes are dated and sourced. They are not listing advice.
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- Inventory and turnover
- New residential construction
- Home-price indexes
- Affordability math
Latest from this desk
August 30, 2026
Existing-home turnover stays pinned to the 6.81% 30-year. The official housing series to watch this week are Census construction prints and the next existing-home sales release — not a teaser lock.
August 29, 2026
There is no weekend Census or NAR release. Friday’s official 30-year jumped to 6.81% after Warsh. That is the inventory tape until Monday.
August 28, 2026
Warsh’s Jackson Hole keynote can move the 10-year. It cannot refinance a 3% first mortgage. Listings still face a 6.75% 30-year as of August 27.
August 26, 2026
July PCE stayed at 3.7%. That is an inflation print. It does not add existing-home listings. The last daily 30-year index is 6.74% as of August 25.
August 24, 2026
August flash PMI hit 56, a four-year high. That is a growth read, not an existing-home inventory print. Listings still have to clear a 6.77% 30-year.
The other desks
Stay on the desks, the dated notes, and the educational explainers. None of these pages is an application.
Mortgage Rates Sit at 6.81% Heading Into a Jobs-Heavy Week National 30-year index as of 2026-08-28.
National mortgage indexes and what they mean for buyers and owners
Cap rates, takeout costs, and land that still has to pencil
Vacancy, rent, and the operating brief
Operators should read Census vacancy and BLS rent of primary residence against a three-week-high purchase rate. Turnover math changed. Marketing copy did not.
Existing-home turnover stays pinned to the 6.81% 30-year. The official housing series to watch this week are Census construction prints and the next existing-home sales release — not a teaser lock.