Industry Data & Research

Industry data and research for professional home builders and remodelers.
energy efficiency, environmental services, EPA
Titan Environmental Services Inc., of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to pay a $10,878 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of...
Improving Markets Index, IMI, February, metropolitan areas, recovery
The February edition of the NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index reveals the number of metropolitan areas where the housing market is...
home, home owner, home ownership, ownership rates
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that the nation’s homeownership rate fell to 66 percent in the fourth quarter, marking a seven-year drop from a...
housing market, home market, home builders
The CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest homebuilding companies said Thursday that they feel the housing market has stabilized, but they were careful...
mortgages, refinancing, housing market
The blog 24/7 Wall St. looked at a recent report by Credit Karma to find the 10 states with the highest average mortgage debt. 
job market, economy, economic outlook
Since June 2009, when the Great Recession officially ended, the United States has gained about 1.2 million jobs, mostly in the services sector; of...
housing market, home market, home builder, homebuilder
Metrostudy analyzed about 80 housing markets and found some are promising for the new year.
standard and poor, credit ratings, investment, credit rating
The Illinois Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Standard & Poor’s, claiming that the agency gave fraudulently high ratings to risky...
home prices, home price index, housing market
Home prices fell for the third consecutive month in November in almost all cities covered by the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index.
apartment rental, intent to renew, Kingsley Associates, survey
Apartment resident renewal intent continued its downward slide during Q4 2011 as the year ended with only 59.5 percent of renters indicating they “...
 

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