A new realtors report regarding pending deals highlights an ongoing trend in the commonwealth’s housing market… Read More Curbed Boston https://boston.curbed.com/2019/11/13/20962685/massachusetts-home-sales-october-2019
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Enthusiasm may be moving into housing
The positive sentiment in the stock market looks to have also gotten into real estate buyers… Read More Axios https://www.axios.com/housing-market-enthusiasm-growing-6293f93b-2fe1-4e4b-87fa-f4edf003f7cb.html
Read More11/15: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
October Producer Price Index up just 1.1 percent year-on-year, smallest rise in 3 years The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.4 percent in October after falling 0.3 percent in September, and was up 1.1 percent year-over-year, for the smallest annual rise since October 2016. The index for final demand less foods, energy, and trade services inched up 0.1 percent in October after no change in September, and was up 1.5 percent year-on-year. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.nr0.htm Atlanta Fed: November year-ahead inflation expectations rise to 2.0 percent Firms’ year-ahead inflation expectations…
Read MoreConsumer Prices Rebound in October
It was the largest monthly increase in the CPI since March 2019… Read More NAHB http://eyeonhousing.org/2019/11/consumer-prices-rebound-in-october/
Read MoreSome good real-estate news: Housing affordability is rising
Housing affordability rose to its highest level in three years in Q3 of 2019… Read More Inside NoVa https://www.insidenova.com/news/real_estate/some-good-real-estate-news-housing-affordability-is-rising/article_0547d772-04c9-11ea-b5f9-e31a8c515ff2.html
Read More11/14: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
October Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.6 point to 102.4 The October Small Business Optimism Index rose another 0.6 point to 102.4, buoyed by eight of the 10 Index components advancing, as talk of a recession waned in October. The Uncertainty Index declined 4 points but remains historically high heading into an election year. https://www.nfib.com/surveys/small-business-economic-trends/ CPI up 0.4 percent in October and 1.8 percent year-on-year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in October after being unchanged in September, and was up 1.8 percent…
Read MoreSustainable Design Moves Further Into The Mainstream
Environmentally design advances come at a rapid pace — not just in how green a project can be… Read More Business West https://businesswest.com/blog/sustainable-design-moves-further-into-the-mainstream/
Read MoreIt’s time for a revolution in the way we look at buildings
They make a case for Passive House design, but note that it changes the way architects work… Read More Tree Hugger https://www.treehugger.com/green-architecture/its-time-revolution-way-we-look-buildings.html
Read MoreInterior designers reveal the 10 decorating rules you should never break
A group of interior designers share the top decorating rules people should never break… Read More Insider https://www.insider.com/interior-designers-share-rules-you-should-never-break-2019-11
Read MoreNew home construction keeps growing in Southwest Florida
Home starts jumped to their best in nearly 13 years during Q3, as retirees drove demand… Read More Herald-Tribune https://www.heraldtribune.com/business/20191112/new-home-construction-keeps-growing-in-southwest-florida
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