on July 12,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Among 1999's top ten areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction, only three - Atlanta, Chicago, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area - were able to build upon their totals...
on July 10,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
April 2000 total housing starts were at a seasonally-adjusted annualized level of 1.663 million units, after averaging almost 1.8 million units (annualized) during the December 1999-February 2000...
on June 18,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Although there is no evidence that a recession is at hand, the recent extraordinary rate of economic growth cannot be sustained.
on June 18,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Although there is no evidence that a recession is at hand, the recent extraordinary rate of economic growth cannot be sustained.
on June 07,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Smith family of Carlsbad, Calif., exists only on paper as a researcher''s construct of the average home buyer. They are the typical dual-income, two-child household
on May 29,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Among 1999’s top 10 areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction, only two - Atlanta and Chicago - have been able to build upon their totals through the first three months of...
on May 25,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Single-family building permits in 1999 reached an all-time record of 1,231,811 as GDP hit 6.9% in fourth quarter.
on May 24,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The top three states in terms of new residential permit volume - Florida, California, and Texas - accounted for 27.5% of all permits issued nationwide throughout the first three months of this year.
on May 23,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
April 2000 total housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annualized level of 1.663 million units, after averaging almost 1.8 million units (annualized during the December 1999 -February 2000...
on May 07,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Labor Department’s construction materials composite price index rose by 0.4% between February and March of this year. This brought the March 2000 composite index to a level 2.4% above...
on May 07,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The total number of residential permits issued nationwide during the first quarter of this year was a slight 1.4% lower than in January-March of 1999.
on May 07,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
March 2000 total housing starts were at a seasonally-adjusted annualized level of 1.604 million units, after exceeding 1.8 million units (annualized) during February. This was the lowest monthly...
on May 07,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Conference Board’s composite Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell for the third consecutive month during April, and is now at a level 5.4% lower than its record-high set during the first month...
on April 27,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Nineteen-ninety-nine’s top two areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction - Atlanta and Phoenix - have moved in opposite directions during the early months of the new year.
on April 27,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The nation’s unprecedented nine-year period of economic expansion has been good to a lot of industries, the housing industry included.
on April 02,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
American builders and their customers have shouldered the burden of cost increases resulting from a trade pact called the Softwood Lumber Agreement.
on April 02,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The top two areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction - Atlanta and Phoenix - in 1999 got off to dramatically different starts during the first month of the new year.
on April 02,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
The Labor Department’s construction materials composite price index rose by 0.5% between December 1999 and January of this year.
on March 31,2000 in Feature
This month, we talk taxes with Mark Brick, president, B & E General Contractors Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.
on March 30,2000 in Feature (Web Exclusive)
Every child born in the U.S. this year inherits a very unwelcome legacy from their Uncle Sam - a debt of almost $14,000.
