Saturday, May 17, 2025

US Home Builder Sentiment Falls

Home builder sentiment just plummeted to the lowest level in 13 years for the month of May.

The last time sentiment was this low, it was the 2007-2012 housing collapse.

Builders are reporting very low traffic, increased use of price cuts, and are giving sales incentives on over 60% of listings.

Meanwhile, we have the highest level of spec builder inventory on the market since 2009.

This is bad news for people who want home prices to go up. 

This is good news for prospective buyers - things are about to get cheaper.

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 ...