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More Remodelers Now Report Labor Shortages

More Remodelers Now Report Labor Shortages By Paul Emrath If I were a carpenter… I’d have an easy time finding a remodeling business that wanted to employ me in many parts of the country, according to a recent NAHB survey. The survey is the Read More...
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2014 5:14 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Builder Confidence Shows Positive Signs in the Second Quarter

Builder Confidence Shows Positive Signs in the Second Quarter Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market for the second quarter is up year over year, according to the recently released National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Read More...
Posted Monday, August 25, 2014 2:57 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Eye on the Economy: Slow Progress after a Tough Quarter

Eye on the Economy: Slow Progress after a Tough Quarter The overall economy slowed at the start of 2014, which took a toll on housing and economic activity. According to the Bureau of Economic of Analysis, real GDP contracted at a 1 percent seasonally Read More...
Posted Thursday, June 19, 2014 11:45 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

In Top Metro Areas, a Relationship Is Found between Income and Home Values

In Top Metro Areas, a Relationship Is Found between Income and Home Values In a recent study , NAHB examines eight key housing statistics from the 2012 American Community Survey (ACS). This post takes a closer look at two of those statistics; the median Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 20, 2014 2:50 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Housing Starts Hold Steady in February

Housing Starts Hold Steady in February Nationwide housing starts were virtually unchanged in February, inching down 0.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 907,000 units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing Read More...
Posted Tuesday, March 25, 2014 9:40 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market on a Record High

Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market on a Record High Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for the fourth quarter of 2013 is up sharply, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest 55+ Housing Market Index Read More...
Posted Sunday, February 9, 2014 12:48 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Housing Markets Continue to Show Gradual Improvement

Housing Markets Continue to Show Gradual Improvement Markets in 56 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First Read More...
Posted Monday, January 13, 2014 5:24 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Record High 291 Housing Markets Listed As Improving In September

Record High 291 Housing Markets Listed As Improving In September A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index Read More...
Posted Sunday, September 15, 2013 10:55 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

New Homes Fill Demand for 2 1/2 Baths

New Homes Fill Demand for 2 1/2 Baths Roughly one-third of home buyers are looking for a home with two full bathrooms, and roughly one-third of both new and existing homes have exactly two full bathrooms. But over half of buyers want a home with more Read More...
Posted Sunday, April 21, 2013 12:03 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Adding Technology and Style to the Bedroom

Adding Technology and Style to the Bedroom (Family Features)--When it comes to adding technology to your home, the bedroom might not be the first place you would consider. But the reality is that high tech is becoming an integral part of every living Read More...
Posted Friday, March 8, 2013 6:03 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Home Prices Closed Out a Strong 2012

S&P/Case-Shiller: Home Prices Closed Out a Strong 2012 Data through December 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline Read More...
Posted Sunday, March 3, 2013 12:08 AM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments

Housing Starts, Permits Post Big Gains in September

Housing Starts, Permits Post Big Gains in September Nationwide production and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. A Read More...
Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2012 10:41 PM by Janet Ford | 0 Comments