Weekly Market Observations - July 1, 2025

Here’s Our Weekly Market Observations :

Economy

🔽 CPI up 0.1% MOM in May and 2.4% YOY

🔽 PPI increased 0.1% MOM and up 2.6% YOY

🔼 PCE increased 0.2% MOM and 2.7% YOY in May

↔️ The Fed holds rates steady

🔽 Job growth declined MOM with 139k added in May

↔️ Unemployment rate flat at 4.2%

Housing Sales

🔼 May pending home sales increased 1.8% MOM and 1.1% YOY

🔼 Home resales up 0.8% MOM but down 0.7% YOY

🔼 Resale prices increase 1.3% YOY to $422,800

🔼 Existing home inventory increased from 3.8 to 4.6 months

Housing Construction

🔽 Total April housing permits dropped 3.2% YOY

🔽 Single-family permits fell 5.1% MOM and 6.2% YOY

🔽 Single-family starts drop 2.1% MOM and 12% YOY

🔽 Multifamily permits decreased 4.4% MOM and 2.6% YOY

🔼 Multifamily starts up 8% MOM and 28.8% YOY

Mortgage

🔽 Average 30-year fixed mortgage: 6.77%