Housing Confidence in Remodeling is Strong Despite COVID-19 The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of…Karen ZitoJanuary 21, 2021
Housing Builder Confidence Down on Rising Material Prices, Upsurge in COVID-19 Cases Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices, along with a resurgence…Karen ZitoJanuary 20, 2021
Housing U.S. Population Growth Slows: Many States See Decline According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Annual Resident Population of the United States as…Karen ZitoJanuary 18, 2021
Housing Led by Lumber, Building Materials Prices Climb 5.4% in 2020 Prices paid for goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose 0.7% in December (not seasonally…Karen ZitoJanuary 15, 2021
Housing Operation Costs per Dollar Value Lower for New Homes New NAHB research based on the latest 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) shows that, on…Karen ZitoJanuary 15, 2021
Housing Jobless Claims Jump to 965,000 During the week ending January 9, weekly initial jobless claims soared to 965,000, the highest…Karen ZitoJanuary 14, 2021
Housing Refinancing Soars in First Full Week of New Year The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Weekly Application Survey shows that, for the week ending…Karen ZitoJanuary 13, 2021
Housing Real Rent Index Unchanged in December The real rent index was flat in December, after slight growth in October (+0.1%) and…Karen ZitoJanuary 13, 2021
Housing Sharp Rebound in Real GDP in All States and D.C. in the Third Quarter of 2020 Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in…Karen ZitoJanuary 11, 2021
Housing Residential Construction Offsets All the Jobs Lost in March and April After seven consecutive months’ job gains, nonfarm payroll employment fell by 140,000 in December as…Karen ZitoJanuary 8, 2021