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on September 30,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Permit volume throughout the nation rose by 3.7% during the first eight months of this year.

on September 30,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of building permits issued nationwide for new housing construction fell by 2.5% from July to August.
on September 30,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
With 11.4% more permits issued through August of this year than during the first eight months of 2001, Florida remains the fastest-growing large state in the nation.
on September 30,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index(CCI) declined for the fourth consecutive month in September.
on September 30,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Average construction material/supply prices rose by 0.5% from July to August.

on August 31,2002 in Feature

If the adage 'the best time to ask for money is when you don’t need it' is true, then this is the perfect time for builders to fortify their credit lines.

on August 31,2002 in Feature

After two sluggish quarters, expenditures on remodeling increased in the second quarter of 2002 to an annual rate of 1.9%, according to the Remodeling Activities Index from the Harvard University...

on August 31,2002 in Feature
NAHB economists rank housing markets for hotness by comparing residential building permit data with population numbers.
on August 31,2002 in Feature
Barbara Allen, a housing analyst with Arnhold & Breichroeder Inc., is convinced housing price reversals will take the entire economy into a deeper recession as soon as 2003.
on July 31,2002 in Feature

Depending on others to fund business growth requires you to divulge information you probably would rather keep confidential. But disclosing too much information can harm your prospects of gaining...

on July 31,2002 in Feature
The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 did a number of good things for small companies.
on July 31,2002 in Feature

It’s curious that builders who would argue with a subcontractor or supplier over a fractional cent per square foot for the cost of buying or installing drywall would leave large sums of cash in...

on July 31,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The seasonally-adjusted annualized rate of Building permits issued nationwide for new housing construction rose to its highest level of the past four months during June.
on July 31,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The total number of residential permits issued nationwide during the first six months of this year was 2.6% greater than during January-June 2001.
on July 31,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Permit volume throughout the nation as a whole grew by a solid 2.6% during the first six months of this year.

on July 31,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index(CCI) fell sharply during July.
on July 31,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Average construction material/supply prices rose a slight 0.1% between May and June.

on July 07,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)

Average construction material/supply prices rose 0.3% from April to May. Prices in the construction industry have now increased during three consecutive months of 2002 after a decline of 0.9% from...

on July 07,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of building permits issued nationwide for new housing construction rose to its highest level of the past three months during May.
on July 07,2002 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell 3.5% from May to June after rising during four of the previous six months.