On today’s Hot Sheet, Byron Lazine broke down the December CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed inflation rising 0.3% on the month while headline CPI held at 2.7% and core eased to 2.6%.
He also covered HousingWire’s reporting on the Affordable HOMES Act passing the House 263–147, a move that could cut manufactured home prices by up to $10,000 per unit.
For today’s third topic, he reviewed Realtor.com data showing the median list price slipping 0.6% to $399,950, with 26 of the 50 largest metros posting declines led by Austin at -7.3%.
