Housing Starts surged 15.0% in September to an annual rate of 872,000 with permits up to 894,000. Single Family starts rose 11.0% to 603,000 to the highest pace since August 2008. The Dow Jones

Housing Starts rose a less than expected 2.3% to 750,000 units annualized in August. Building Permits fell by 1.0%. Existing Home Sales rose 7.8% in August to an annual rate of 4.82 million, the

Initial Jobless Claims fell 12,000 to 365,000 still above the 350,000 recessionary threshold. Non-manufacturing ISM came in at 53.7 in August, just above expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial

The S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index (the 20-City Composite) rose 0.5% year over year in June, up 2.3% versus May and posted a quarter over quarter gain of 6.0%. The Conference Board’s