Housing Mortgage Activity Remains Higher Year-over-Year For the four-week period ending on February 5, 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest…Karen ZitoFebruary 10, 2021
Housing Construction Job Openings End 2020 Lower Job openings in construction declined in December as hiring slowed, albeit with distinctions between residential…Karen ZitoFebruary 9, 2021
Housing Construction Employment Changes Little in January Total payroll employment rose by 49,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3% for the…Karen ZitoFebruary 5, 2021
Housing Jobless Claims Decrease for The Third Straight Week Weekly initial jobless claims declined by 33,000 in the week ending January 30. Continuing claims,…Karen ZitoFebruary 4, 2021
Housing Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Remains High in Fourth Quarter Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained high in the fourth quarter of…Karen ZitoFebruary 4, 2021
Housing Increased Share of All-Cash New Home Sales Marks a Busier-Than-Usual Fourth Quarter NAHB analysis of the most recent Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing published by the…Karen ZitoFebruary 3, 2021
Housing Savings Rate Remains Elevated in December The most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that personal…Karen ZitoFebruary 3, 2021
Housing Private Residential Spending Up 3.1% in December NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending rose…Karen ZitoFebruary 1, 2021
Housing Expectations for Housing Availability Continue to Improve Buyers’ perceptions about the availability of homes in the market are showing significant improvement, according…Karen ZitoFebruary 1, 2021
Housing Pending Home Sales Continue to Fall Amid Low Inventory and Higher Prices After reaching a record high in August, pending home sales slid for the fourth consecutive…Karen ZitoJanuary 29, 2021