Investors carefully watch real estate indicators, because the sector is labor intensive, interest rate sensitive and it requires significant capital and the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. The health of the many contributors to the real estate sector is likely a reflection of overall economic health. In this course, we’ll explore many different indicators that track the real estate market and its many different aspects such as mortgage rate, mortgage applications, spending, prices, shovels in the ground, permitting and more.
Lesson: #1
Housing Permits
The Housing Permits lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. The real estate sector is capital intensive, interest rate sensitive and requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. If one of the many contributors of the real estate sector appears weak, it’s likely a reflection of underlying weakness in the economy.
Lesson: #2
Housing Starts
The Housing Starts lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital-intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #3
Housing Completions
The Housing Completions lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital-intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #4
Construction Spending
The Construction Spending lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital- intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #5
Home Price Index
The Home Price Index lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital-intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #6
Existing Home Sales
The Existing Home Sales lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital-intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #7
Mortgage Applications
The Mortgage Applications lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital- intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the capital-intensive and interest rate-sensitive real estate sector for signs of economic strength or weakness.
Lesson: #8
Mortgage Delinquencies
The Mortgage Delinquencies lesson discusses where to find it, how to forecast it, how it’s influenced, and how it influences financial markets and the economy. As a capital-intensive industry with high interest rate sensitivity, real estate requires the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. An essential part of economic analysis involves tracking the payment status of residential mortgages for signs of economic strength or weakness.
