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Data Round-Up: Home Prices Accelerate Further, 'Jobs Plentiful' Poll at 17-Year High

posted by Michael Lewis on May 29, 2018

Found in US, categorized in Growth Outlook and Business Cycle

Tags: home price index Conference Board consumer confidence

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Headline

Home prices appreciation continued to trend up in 18Q1. S&P/Case-Shiller and FHFA price indices are running more than +6.5% (vs. their historical average +3%, i.e., +2% inflation, +1% real).

Abstract

FMI’s review of March S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index and May Conference Board Consumer Confidence, featuring Jobs-Plentiful/Jobs-Hard-to-Get data, plus our Preview of the rest of this week’s major data releases. 

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Michael Lewis

Mike Lewis founded Free Market Inc. (FMI) in 1982 as a full-service economic consulting firm, providing insights and in-depth data analysis primarily for institutional money managers and corporate planning directors.

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