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Improving Markets Index, IMI, NAHB, July 2012, 11 new markets, 84 metros
on July 09,2012

The list of U.S. housing markets showing measurable and sustained improvement rose by four to include 84 metros in July, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American...

on July 05,2012

Apartment rents have increased at the highest rates since the third quarter of 2007, according to real estate research firm Reis, Inc. 

high-tech metros, top 10, The Atlantic Cities, Seattle, Technology Index Score
on July 05,2012

A new study from Richard Florida, co-founder and editor of The Atlantic Cities, examines the top high-tech metropolitan areas in the U.S.

on July 03,2012

PayScale, a company that compiles information on employee salary data, released an index of how many times private-sector wages have changed since 2006. 

Trulia: Home asking prices up 0.3 percent, but still outpaced by rising rents
on July 03,2012

Following a flat report in May, the Trulia Price Monitor for June shows that the asking prices for homes listed for sale in the 100 largest metro areas were up 0.3 percent last month (both YoY and...

on July 02,2012

Eighteen banking, securities and housing groups have joined together to issue a warning to three California municipalities looking to use eminent domain as a way to seize troubled mortgages from...

home building, construction spending, May, 2012, increase, residential
on July 02,2012

A 3 percent increase in residential construction spending in May pushed overall construction spending up 0.9 percent for the month, the largest jump since December 2011.

on July 02,2012

 

David Weekley Homes, the third largest privately held home builder in the country, has made its 70,000th closing in its Barr II Community in Austin, Texas. 

Conference Board, consumer confidence, index, June 2012, present conditions
on June 27,2012

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in May, fell further in June, according to data released Tuesday.

Case-Shiller Home Price Index, April 2012, composite, 10-City, 20-City
on June 26,2012

Both composites of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index registered declines in April, according to new data released today, but the rates of decline were an improvement from March’s numbers.

on June 25,2012

Sales of new single-family houses in May 2012 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 369,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of...

on June 25,2012

A poll by TD Bank revealed that owning a home is still very much a part of the American Dream.

What ‘taxaggedon’ would mean for home builders
By David Barista on June 24,2012

Economists at the National Association of Home Builders recently analyzed the impacts of the expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts (or “Taxaggedon,” as tax policy experts call it) on home builders,...

on June 22,2012

A limited supply of homes has lead to a drop in the number of existing-home sales in May, but numbers are still ahead of those from a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors....

on June 21,2012

Trulia's recent American Dream survey revealed consumers are showing some bright glimmers of optimism about the future of the housing market. They're also aiming for loftier homes with more square...

J.D. Power, satisfaction, annual study, windows, patio doors, Simonton, customer
on June 21,2012

The 2012 edition of J.D. Power and Associates’ Windows and Patio Doors Satisfaction Study revealed that highly satisfied window and patio door customers focused more on a brand’s reputation and...

on June 20,2012

Financial services firm Sabal Financial Group, L.P., announced the launch of a builder lender program in an effort to offer non-recourse construction and acquisition and development (A...

housing starts, May 2012, permits, completions, 30 percent increase, consecutive
on June 19,2012

Housing starts continued their upward climb from 2011 totals in May, showing a 28.5 percent increase from the same time last year, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and...

NAHB, Wells Fargo, builder confidence, Housing Market Index, HMI, June 2012
on June 18,2012

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index measuring builder confidence reached a five-year high point in June, hitting 29 for the first time since May 2007, according to data released today by...

State of the Nation's Housing report, Harvard, 2012, 9 takeaways
on June 14,2012

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual State of the Nation’s Housing report this morning. HousingZone editors sifted through the 44-page report to identify...