Housing Week Ahead: Hottest Markets, Inflation, and Existing-Home Sales

The coming week brings a steady stream of new reports from the Realtor.com economics team, as well as a number of key indicators for the housing market.On Monday, senior economist Anthony Smith published the October Luxury Report, which looks at pockets of growth where luxury prices are still rising.On Tuesday, ahead of Veterans Day, we honor America’s military service members and veterans with a report on Veterans Affairs loans. Senior economist Jiayi Xu explores what they are and how they help with homeownership. On Wednesday, senior economist Hannah Jones examines how the lock-in effect has evolved and where today’s homeowners with a mortgage face larger or smaller payment shocks if they are thinking about moving. On Thursday, Hannah is back to examine what the first full week of November data reveals about the housing market, and on Friday, Hannah publishes the October Hottest Markets report, which identifies the markets where homes are moving the fastest and getting the most attention from online shoppers. Turning to the economic indicators that will be released, we’ll see the consumer price index reading on inflation as well as mortgage rates and existing-home sales.Inflation...