Jobs in the construction sector led the overall jobs market according to data for February jobs released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. While the total nonfarm payroll ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Focus on Construction Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly employment data for February 2018 on Friday, March 9 at 8:30 a.m. EST. The report looks at nonfarm payroll ...
Read More »Inventory’s Low, So Why Aren’t More Homes Being Built?
The high cost of construction, labor shortages, and regulatory costs are just some of the factors that are keeping builders from making new homes, leading to a shortage ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Slip to Their Lowest in Three Years
An overall growing economy, rising incomes, and a strong job market did little to increase the number of buyers signing on the dotted line to achieve their dream ...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Spotlight on Home Sales and Prices
The week begins with the release of the New Home Sales Report for January 2018 by the U.S. Census Bureau on Monday at 10 a.m. EST. The report, ...
Read More »Builder Confidence Remains Strong
Builders remained confident about the strength of the housing market and the growth of consumer demand in the housing market according to the National Association of Home Builders ...
Read More »Is an Increase in Residential Construction on the Way?
The U.S. labor market added 200,000 jobs and unemployment remained flat at 4.1 percent in January 2018 according to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on ...
Read More »It’s Not Only Demand That’s Raising Home Prices
Home prices continued to rise three times faster than the rate of inflation, showing year over year increase in prices of 5 percent or more for 16 straight ...
Read More »Northsight Management Merges with ASONS Construction, Inc.
Northsight Management LLC, a mortgage field services provider, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced a recent key business expansion on Tuesday—the finalization of its merger with ASONS Construction Inc., a highly regarded regional REO and property preservation service provider.
Read More »What Homebuyers Want
Despite current market challenges, there are some housing attributes a borrower just isn’t willing to give up. In the latest ValueInsured Modern Homebuyer Survey conducted in the last week ...
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