Tag: local economy and housing market
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 [...]
American Voters Value Homeownership
Taken from: NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) Voters Place High Value on Homeownership, Oppose Policies That Make It More Difficult to Own a Home By an overwhelming margin, American voters strongly value homeownership and would oppose efforts to weaken or eliminate the mortgage interest deduction or diminish a federal role to help qualified home [...]
