Monday, April 28, 2025

US Unsold Homes

The number of unsold completed single-family homes jumped 31,000 year-over-year in March, to 119,000, the highest since July 2009.

Unsold completed homes for sale have TRIPLED over the last 3 years.

As a share of housing starts, unsold homes jumped to ~12%, the highest since 2012.

By comparison, at the height of the 2008 Financial Crisis, this percentage was as high as 45%.

This all comes as housing demand continues to weaken due to elevated mortgage rates and near-record home prices.


Copper Update

Copper futures hovered below $4.40 per pound on Friday and were on track for a weekly drop of around 24%, pressured by a surprise US tariff ...