Chalk it up to a low jobless rate, strong housing prices and prudent bankers… Read More MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com/story/housing-market-distress-is-at-its-lowest-in-at-least-20-years-can-it-hold-2019-07-10
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Rates stabilize as U.S. markets respond to improving economic conditions
Once again, the rate remains significantly higher than the same time period in 2018 when it averaged 4.52 percent… Read More Housing Wire www.housingwire.com/articles/49531-freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-stabilize-as-us-markets-respond-to-improving-economic-conditions
Read More7/12: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
CPI up 0.1 percent in June and 1.6 percent year-on-year The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.1 percent in June on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in May. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.6 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 in June, its largest monthly increase since January 2018. The index for all items less food and energy rose 2.1 percent over the last 12 months. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm Federal…
Read MoreUSGBC Seeks Proposals, Feedback for Newest LEED v4.1 Rating System
United States Green Building Council is soliciting ideas, proposals and feedback from improving LEED v4.1 and future versions of LEED… Read More For Construction Pros https://www.forconstructionpros.com/sustainability/article/21077542/us-green-building-council-usgbc-usgbc-seeks-proposals-feedback-for-newest-leed-v41-rating-system
Read MoreEco-conscious construction: Three innovative solutions for sustainable builds
Design experts Katie Treggiden and Tiffany Grant-Riley show some of the ways that construction could change through sustainable builds… Read More PBC Today www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/sustainable-builds/59900
Read MoreTech can help retailers deliver vastly superior customer service
Interior design technology can show customers how their homes or the poolside will look with different configurations of furniture… Read More Casual Living www.casualliving.com/technology/tech-can-help-retailers-deliver-vastly-superior-customer-service
Read More5 Lessons from Cities On Affordable Housing
A handful of cities have found some new policy ideas to address a problem that doesn’t have a silver-bullet solution… Read More Politico www.politico.com/interactives/2019/what-works-next-2019-minneapolis-housing
Read MoreIt’s green shoots for the housing market, home builders say
Builders learned not to oversaturate the market as they did in the bubble a decade ago… Read More MarketWatch www.marketwatch.com/story/its-green-shoots-for-the-housing-market-home-builders-say-2019-06-28
Read MoreNation’s largest home builder buys 600-acre parcel near Charleston for $25.2 million
More rooftops soon will rise in Berkeley County after the nation’s largest home builder purchased several hundred.… Read More The Post and Courier www.postandcourier.com/business/real_estate/nation-s-largest-home-builder-buys–acre-parcel-near/article_c56efd06-99ed-11e9-9bce-8717d22bd34b.html
Read More7/11: MetroIntelligence Economic Update by P. DUFFY
June job openings fell 0.7 percent, still 1.4 million more than the officially unemployed Job openings fell 0.7 percent in June to 7.3 million, for about 1.4 million more unfilled jobs than the 5.9 million persons unemployed for that month. The manufacturing sector alone accounted for over 500,000 of unfilled jobs, making it more challenging to bring those types of overseas jobs back to the U.S. At the same time, new hires fell 4.4 percent, separations fell 3.4 percent and the quits rate fell 2.6 percent. www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm May consumer…
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