Tag: housing recovery
Housing starts should nearly double by 2014
Source: The ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast, a Survey of Leading Real Estate Economists/Analysts A survey taken from February 23 to March 12 2012 with 38 leading real estate economists/analysts representing major real estate investment, advisory, and research firms and organizations provided the following information: The ULI Real Estate Consensus Forecast for March 2012 projects broad [...]
Single-family starts are up
According to CNN Money, new home construction slowed slightly in December after a strong November showing, but was still much more active than a year earlier. In the article, the Census Bureau reported that housing starts fell to 657,000 on an annual basis, down just 4.1% compared with a strong November. Building permits, which are [...]
Optimism High for Home Building in 2012
In an article posted by HousingZone.com, it seems that despite the obstacles and challenges, a large number of builders are feeling optimistic about their prospects for 2012, according to Professional Builder’s 2012 Market Outlook survey. The article goes on to say that no other U.S. industry has been impacted as negatively by the Great Recession [...]
