MarketMinute | How long have typical owners lived in their homes?
According to payroll processor ADP, private companies added 475k new jobs in February. ADP also revised January's report upward by 801K. |
In his testimony before Congress, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he still expects a quarter point Fed policy rate hike at this month's meeting. |
New jobless claims came in at 215k, the lowest this year. Continuing claims' 4-week average fell to 1.48 million, the lowest since 1970. |
Pending home sales were down 5.7% in January, continuing what is now a 3-month drop in transactions as inventory remains at an all-time low. |
Record increases in home prices translate to record levels of equity for homeowners. The average mortgage holder has $185K in equity. |
According to Redfin, U.S. homeowners had lived an average of 13.2 years in their homes in 2021, up from the 10.1-year average a decade ago. |