While home buyers were benefitting from low mortgage rates at the end of 2020, builders…
Karen ZitoFebruary 18, 2021
Weekly initial jobless claims declined slightly in the week ending February 6. Continuing claims, which…
Karen ZitoFebruary 11, 2021
An earlier post revealed that 69% of buyers who were actively engaged in the process…
Karen ZitoFebruary 11, 2021
Consumer prices increased in January as energy prices increased. However, “core” consumer prices were unchanged,…
Karen ZitoFebruary 10, 2021
For the four-week period ending on February 5, 2021, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest…
Karen ZitoFebruary 10, 2021
Job openings in construction declined in December as hiring slowed, albeit with distinctions between residential…
Karen ZitoFebruary 9, 2021
Total payroll employment rose by 49,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 6.3% for the…
Karen ZitoFebruary 5, 2021
Weekly initial jobless claims declined by 33,000 in the week ending January 30. Continuing claims,…
Karen ZitoFebruary 4, 2021
Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remained high in the fourth quarter of…
Karen ZitoFebruary 4, 2021
