Tag Archives: National Association Of Home Builders

Housing Recovery Shows Up In Job Gains

Posted on May 3, 2013 by sheri

Residential construction jobs increased by just over 6,000 in April from the previous month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and residential specialty trade contracting jobs (plumbers, electricians, roofers, etc.) grew by over 7,000. Those workers need more trucks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rising Mortgage Rates Spook Housing

Posted on December 20, 2012 by sheri

“Despite the Federal Reserve’s announcement last week that it would purchase an additional $45 billion in Treasury securities per month as part of its continuing quantitative easing effort, rates increased in the second half of the week,” said Mike Fratantoni, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Builders Bump Up Thanks to Drop in Existing Home Supply

Posted on November 20, 2012 by sheri

Sales of existing homes are recovering slowly, but a drop in supplies of those homes is pushing confidence among the new home builders to a six year high. There are just 2.1 million existing homes for sale, which is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Housing Still Precarious in Obama’s Second Term

Posted on November 8, 2012 by sheri

The housing market is on the slow road to recovery. Home prices in the last three months rose in 120 out of 149 metropolitan markets surveyed by the National Association of Realtors. Compare that to just 39 rising metros a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

What Today’s Jobs Report Says About the Housing Market

Posted on November 3, 2012 by sheri

Any jump in jobs is good for housing, and October’s gain of 171,000 is no different. One of the biggest barriers to entry for potential home buyers, new and move-up, has been uncertainty in employment. So this positive report can … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Credit Clips Homebuilder Confidence

Posted on October 17, 2012 by sheri

After a summer of significant monthly jumps in confidence among the nation’s home builders, fall appears to be bringing in a chill. Builder sentiment edged up just one point in October, according to an industry association index, but credit issues … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Prometheus Named Best In The Country, 3 Years In A Row

Posted on September 26, 2012 by sheri

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc. has been named the best in the nation for the third year in a row. Today, Multi-Housing News, a publication covering the rental industry, has named … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Home Builders Bullish for Fifth Straight Month

Posted on September 18, 2012 by sheri

The nation’s once-beleaguered home builders are more confident than they have been in six years. A surge in new orders for homes, especially among the big public builders, pushed builder sentiment on an industry survey up three points to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

REAL ESTATE: Boxer, Menendez revive Responsible Homeowners Refinancing … – Press

Posted on September 11, 2012 by sheri

Posted on | September 10, 2012 | Comments Noting new momentum and support from hardworking homeowners, Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), reintroduced the Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act. Calling on Republicans to join them in passing the measure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

US Home Builders Begin to See Credit Thaw

Posted on August 16, 2012 by sheri

The U.S. home building industry is finally coming off its lowest volumes ever, albeit in fits and slow starts.  New single family home starts fell 6.5 percent in July from the previous month but are still up 17 percent from … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment