Weekly Market Observations - July 30, 2025

Here’s Our Weekly Market Observations :

Economy

🔼 CPI up 0.3% MOM in June and 2.7% YOY

↔️ PPI was flat in June

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

↔️ Job growth in June increased by 147k

🔽 Unemployment rate fell to 4.1%

↔️ The Fed holds rates steady

Housing Sales

🔽 Home resales down 2.7% MOM and flat YOY

🔼 Resale prices increase 2% YOY to $435,300

🔼 Existing home inventory increased from 4 to 4.7 months

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

Housing Construction

🔽 Total June housing permits dropped 4.4% YOY

🔽 Single-family permits fell 3.7% MOM and 8.4% YOY

🔼 Single-family starts up 4.6% MOM and down 10% YOY

🔼 Multifamily permits increased 8.1% MOM and 2.1% YOY

🔽 Multifamily starts drop 30.6% MOM but up 25.8% YOY

Mortgage

↔️ Average 30-year fixed mortgage: 6.74%