In the first quarter of 2018, the starting point of the Housing Trends Report, only 16% of buyers expected easier availability for a home in the months ahead.  The share soared to 36% by the final quarter of 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic), only to drop throughout 2021, reaching 25% by the third quarter.  Now, 66% expect that finding the… Read More ›

Real GDP growth slowed to a moderate pace in the third quarter of 2021, as supply-chain disruptions continued, the cost of living rose, and 4.3 million workers quit their jobs. According to the “advance” estimate  released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0% in the third quarter of… Read More ›