Daily market update: Nov. 3, 2015

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First American’s Homeownership Progress Index:

• The inaugural Homeownership Progress Index (HPRI) fell 1.6 percent in 2014 from an index value of 68 in 2013.
  

• The index is currently 7 percent above the 1994 low point of homeownership.

• Washington, D.C., homeownership levels have increased the most — 155.0 percent.

U.S. Census Bureau’s September 2015 Construction report:

• Construction spending during September 2015 was estimated at $1,094.2 billion (seasonally adjusted rate).
• This is 0.6 percent above the revised August 2015 estimate and 14.1 percent above the September 2014 estimate.
• Spending on private construction was at $794.2 billion, 0.6 percent above the revised August estimate.

CoreLogic September 2015 Home Price Index report:

• Home prices nationwide — including distressed sales — increased by 6.4 percent year-over-year in September 2015.
• Home price increases have been stable for the last 15 months, ranging between a 4.8 percent and 6.5 percent year-over-year increase.
• The number of overvalued top markets doubled from the first quarter to the second quarter.

ApartmentList’s October 2015 rent report:

• Nationwide, rent increased by 4.2 percent for a one-bedroom and 3.2 percent for a two-bedroom year-over-year- in October 2015.

• Rent increased 0.1 percent month-over-month for both one-bedroom and two-bedroom units.

• San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., were the three cities with the highest rent.

Mortgage rates:

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Home equity rates:

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