Bust To Boom: Why Housing Matters, Economically
The economy has peppered political speeches for much of the presidential campaign. But talk of creating jobs has stolen thunder from the housing market. The epic housing collapse four years ago was a...
View ArticleHow Your Gift Shopping Affects the Housing Market
he housing market is quieting in late November as consumer focus turns from mortgage application fine print and open houses and toward the holidays. But the long-range view for the much-maligned...
View ArticleHousing Recovery Still Has Room to Run
The roof is not caving in on the housing sector. While the 16.5% plunge in April housing starts last week was stunningly large, the details of the data indicated the housing recovery will continue for...
View ArticleHousing now almost one-fifth of economic growth
While government statisticians downwardly revised first-quarter economic growth on Wednesday, they upgraded the housing sector’s performance. It turns out that private fixed residential investment’s...
View ArticleFed Chair Yellen says housing sector a concern | Corporate earnings impress |...
Friday – May 9 Fed Chair Janet Yellen was on Capitol Hill yesterday testifying on the state of the U.S. economy and, for the most part, she is upbeat, but the housing sector gives her cause for...
View ArticleJune Existing Home Sales rise | Consumer inflation on the tame side |...
Buy with as little as 3% down with no upfront MI Tuesday – July 22 The housing sector received some good news on Tuesday as the National Association of REALTORS® reported that June Existing Home Sales...
View ArticleNew Home Sales plunge in June | First time Unemployment Claims at 8-year low...
Thursday – July 24 The housing sector continues with its peaks and valleys this year as it tries to regain its footing. The Census Bureau reported today that June New Home Sales declined by 8.1% from...
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