The Echelon Residential Demand Index prints 106.4, up 4.4, with all six components live and five above seasonal norm for the first time. Demand is running ahead of the construction pipeline: permits are the only component under norm.
ERDI prints 102.0 flat as the mix rotates underneath, the furnace early-replacement wave is confirmed at three weeks, and the Echelon Database reaches both coasts: Washington, Oregon, and Virginia come online, crossing 1.3 million license records across eleven states.
ERDI prints 102.0 in its first week with all six components live. The heat engine restarted, search cooled from extreme highs, and the new completed-work signal says the trades are running behind demand.
ERDI prints 104.0, down 1.6 in its first week-over-week move. The decline is a weather story, not a demand story. Intent holds nearly a third above norm, financing keeps improving, and the demand mix is shifting from break-fix to booked work.
ERDI launches at 101.1: turnover at a five-month high, mortgage rates below a year ago, and the consolidation reaching Ohio. The Echelon Report, Issue 001.
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