by Calculated Risk on 10/30/2012 08:20:00 PM
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Wednesday: Markets Open, Chicago PMI, Delayed Surveys
US Markets will be open on Wednesday. Currently S&P 500 futures are up slightly.
Wednesday:
• At 7:00 AM ET, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase applications index.
• At 9:45 AM, the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for October will be released. The consensus is for an increase to 51.0, up from 49.7 in September.
• Weather delayed: The October National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Apartment Survey will be released either Wednesday or Thursday. This is a key survey for apartment vacancy rates and rents.
• Weather delayed: The October 2012 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices from the Federal Reserve.
The last question for the October economic prediction contest (Note: You can now use Facebook, Twitter, or OpenID to log in).
Earlier on House Prices:
• Case-Shiller: House Prices increased 2.0% year-over-year in August
• House Price Comments, Real House Prices, Price-to-Rent Ratio
• All Current House Price Graphs