The key economic report this week are January New and Existing Home sales.





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All US markets are closed in observance of theholiday.No major economic releases scheduled.7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the 10:00 AM:for January from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The consensus is for 5.55 million SAAR, up from 5.49 million in December.Housing economist Tom Lawler expects the NAR to report sales of 5.60 million SAAR in January.During the day: The AIA'sfor January (a leading indicator for commercial real estate).2:00 PM:for the Meeting of January 31-February 1, 20178:30 AM ET: Thereport will be released. The consensus is for 240 thousand initial claims, up from 239 thousand the previous week.8:30 AM:for January. This is a composite index of other data.9:00 AM:for December 2016. This was originally a GSE only repeat sales, however there is also an expanded index.11:00 AM: thefor February. 10:00 AM ET:for January from the Census Bureau.This graph shows New Home Sales since 1963. The dashed line is the December sales rate.The consensus is for a increase in sales to 573 thousand Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) in January from 536 thousand in December.10:00 AM:(final for February). The consensus is for a reading of 96.0, up from the preliminary reading 95.7.