Economy: Page 106
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Housing starts jumped in July, figures show
Starts rose to an annual rate of 1.1 million last month, but apartments are gaining more than single-family homes.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2014 -
Why more U.S. jobs does not equal more home buyers
The economy is bouncing back, but workers are not making what they used to.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2014 -
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No cheer from Fannie Mae on housing market outlook
Fannie Mae is becoming more optimistic regarding the US economy, but still glum on the housing market.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014 -
In busiest metros, 'home building' means 'apartment building'
Multifamily construction is dominating metro areas.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Home-builder sentiment rises nationally, Northeast still lagging
Confidence is rising according to new survey, but not for the entire country.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014 -
Prices for residential materials rise, nonresidential materials stay flat in July
An increase in residential materials pushed the overall average to 2% higher than July 2013.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2014 -
Mobile, AL backers of an I-10 bridge make economic arguments
Supporters of replacing a Mobile River tunnel with a six-lane bridge and are touting a report about the economics benefits during and after construction.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2014 -
Suspense over Highway Trust Fund's fate hurt roadwork spending
As Congress failed to act, it wiped out 2014 gains.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Income data paints picture of a widely varying U.S. housing market
America's richest and poorest metros have the widest gap ever recorded.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Canadian home-building activity slowing
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in its latest forecast that a "soft landing" is coming this year and into next.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014 -
Building Congress says NYC is 'virtually back'
If the organization's estimate holds up, it will be first year over $30 billion since 2010 for construction activity.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Builders in FL county get breathing room on new impact fee
Adding $2,537 to the price of a house is too much too soon for an economy in recovery, according to one county in Florida.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014 -
Realtor data adds evidence that home-price growth is slowing
Prices for the second quarter were up 4.4% from the same 2013 quarter after an 8.3% year-over-year jump in the first quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014 -
Rising from the ashes of the housing boom: California's Inland Empire
KB Home is building six models in its Pigeon Pass development, and its not alone in revving the housing market back up in eastern California.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014 -
Hong Kong offering makes any new U.S. home look inexpensive
A newly built hilltop residence is 4,661 square feet and lacks a garage, but it's asking price is $22,677 per square foot.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014 -
'Bubble' – the word that won't die in U.S. housing analyses
Even though the price curve is climbing less steeply each month this year, rapid ascents in some markets make observers nervous.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014 -
Dodge index retreats in July, but remains well ahead of 2013
McGraw Hill Construction's Dodge Momentum Index for nonresidential construction fell 4.4% from June, but the company says that may just be a spring rush easing back to normal.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Study: More young people turning away from home ownership
More people can afford the "American Dream," at least according to a study by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Industry groups' economists modestly optimistic for rest of 2014
Some sectors are seeing more growth than others, according to the number-crunchers at Associated Builders and Contractors, the American Institute of Architects and the National Association of Home Builders.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Survey supports claims about tight-credit effects on mortgages
Housing interests who have been saying that federal lending rules imposed after the housing crash are inhibiting the recovery got some vindication when the Federal Reserve surveyed banks.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2014 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Home prices edge up in CoreLogic survey
House prices nationally were up 1% from May to June, the firm said.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2014 -
A house in San Francisco is worth...how much?
In July, the median home price put the city in a league with the world's most expensive.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 4, 2014 -
Why there's a construction labor shortage despite high jobless rate
Many different local trends combine to paint a potentially misleading national picture.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 4, 2014 -
June construction spending down, but May better than reported
Construction spending reported by the Commerce Department illustrates why no one should panic over one month's data.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 3, 2014 -
U.S. construction unemployment hits lowest rate since 2007
In the report on July job creation were 9,100 new jobs in nonresidential work and 13,000 in residential.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 3, 2014
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