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Housing Market Recap (excerpted from Gate House’s weekly note to clients)

September 7, 2023September 1, 2023

As mortgage rates hit a 22-year high and existing homeowners continue to stay in their homes, new single family home sales hit a 17-month high in July, according to HUD and U.S. Census Bureau data. Last month’s data recorded a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 714,000 new single-family home sales, up 4.4% from the revised … Read More

Housing Market Recap (excerpted from Gate House’s weekly note to clients)

August 14, 2023May 17, 2023

The Wall Street Journal reports that after the average city office occupancy rates surpassed 50% earlier this year for the first time since the pandemic began, “many landlords viewed this milestone as a sign that employees were finally resuming their former work habits.” Office usage rates have barely budged since, as most companies have settled into a hybrid … Read More