Next week delivers the two numbers that matter most to anyone pricing a mortgage or a listing: September existing-home sales on Tuesday and September inflation on Wednesday. Both land before the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, and after minutes showing most of its officials still expect another rate increase this year.
Here is what is actually on the calendar for Oct. 12 through Oct. 16, 2026.
Monday, Oct. 12
Columbus Day. No federal statistical releases are scheduled on any of the agency calendars for the day.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Existing-home sales, September β 10 a.m. ET. The National Association of Realtors’ statistical release schedule sets the September report for Tuesday morning. This is the month’s broadest read on the resale market: sales pace, median price, months of supply and inventory. It covers closings, which means contracts signed largely in July and August β before the most recent run-up in rates.
Wednesday, Oct. 14
Consumer Price Index, September β 8:30 a.m. ET. The Bureau of Labor Statistics schedule lists September CPI for Wednesday morning. Watch the shelter component: it is the largest single component of the index, it lags market rents by many months, and it is the main channel through which housing drives the inflation reading the Fed is responding to.
Mortgage applications, week ending Oct. 9. The Mortgage Bankers Association publishes its weekly applications survey on Wednesdays. With the 30-year fixed at 7.40%, the refinance index is the line to watch.
Business Formation Statistics, September β 10 a.m. ET, per the Census Bureau’s 2026 indicator calendar.
Thursday, Oct. 15
Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey β around noon ET. The eighth consecutive weekly increase, or the first break in the streak.
Producer Price Index, September, from BLS, and advance retail sales for September at 8:30 a.m. ET from Census. Retail sales matter here as a read on consumer capacity, which feeds the Fed’s thinking as directly as inflation does.
Prologis third-quarter results β call at noon ET. The largest industrial landlord in the country reports, and its leasing commentary and guidance are the closest thing the sector has to a bellwether. Watch what it says about data-center demand and about rent growth as the supply wave works through.
Friday, Oct. 16
Nothing scheduled on the federal housing calendars.
What is not next week, but is coming
The housing-production data arrives the following week, not this one. Census has September building permits, housing starts and completions on Oct. 20 at 8:30 a.m. ET, and the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for October on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. ET. NAR’s September pending home sales index also falls on Oct. 20, as does Equifax’s third-quarter earnings release.
The Fed’s next decision comes at the Oct. 27-28 FOMC meeting β the Fed’s own calendar shows only that meeting and Dec. 8-9 remaining this year, with the December meeting carrying a Summary of Economic Projections. September new home sales land Oct. 27, and the quarterly housing vacancies and homeownership report follows Oct. 28.
Further out, the White House has set Nov. 5 for its closed hearing on whether there is cause to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, with her written submission due at least three days beforehand.
More housing-market coverage runs through the week as the reports land. One practical note: because Tuesday’s existing-home sales reflect summer contracts and Wednesday’s CPI reflects September prices, the two reports describe different moments. Reading them as one trend is the easiest mistake to make with next week’s data.
