Economics Foreclosures Hit New Low The foreclosure inventory rate, or percentage of homes currently in the foreclosure process, hit a new low for the sixth month in a row in...
Economics Where New Jobs Were Added in June Education and healthcare services added 61,000 new jobs in June, the most of any category, CNBC reports. The government said the U.S....
Economics Home Supply Dips for First Time in 10 Months Redfin reports that the number of homes for sale fell 0.3% year-over-year in late June, the first annual decline since September of last...
Economics Housing Numbers May Point to a Recession CNBC reports that declining home sales and other metrics in the first half of 2019 are “consistent with the possibility of a late 2019 or...
Home Technology How Technology Affects the Economics of Housing Instant buying technology could provide a market-maker in the next economic downturn, Bloomberg reports. But the real potential of...
Economics Home Builders See Hope in the Market Two home builders report optimism in the housing market, despite weak sales numbers and low inventory, MarketWatch reports. “Our results...
Economics Home Sales Are Up in Florida Florida markets are contradicting national trends of slowing home sales, with growth rates up to 6.6% year-over-year in some counties in May...
Labor + Trade Relations Construction Jobs Grew in May According to the National Association of Home Builders, construction jobs were up 3% year-over-year nationally in May, well above the 1.6%...
Economics The Next Housing Downturn—Is It Too Late to Get Your Business Ready? It’s time to get up, splash some cold water on your face, and stare down that previously confident image in the mirror. Are you ready for the downturn?
Business Management How to Successfully Pivot in a New Housing Market [Podcast] In the New Home Insights podcast from John Burns Real Estate Consulting, John Burns discusses successfully pivoting as the housing market...