On today’s Hot Sheet, On today’s Hot Sheet, Byron Lazine broke down the December PCE report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, showing personal income up $86.2B, spending up $91.0B, and core inflation running at 3.0% year over year.
He also covered the National Association of REALTORS® report showing January pending sales slipped 0.8% month over month as rates hovered near 6%, even as 5.5M households newly qualified to buy.
To close, Byron reviewed NAR data showing home prices rose in 73% of metros in Q4 2025, with the national median at $414,900 and monthly payments down 5.7% from the prior quarter.
