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Four Reasons to Be Optimistic – Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D.
While economic growth has been lackluster since the end of the recession in summer 2009, this is likely to change, despite the sequester. Here are my top four reasons why, in rank order of their importance to …
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A Tale of Two Households by Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D.
During the last year and especially the last five or six months, the economic data have been of two minds. On one hand, household net worth is way up, the stock market has been setting new highs …
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What Home Buyers Really Want May Surprise and Delight You!
The NAHB Economics and Housing Policy Group and its precursors have been collecting information about what home buyers want since the early 1980s to provide housing industry stakeholders with insight into buyers’ preferences for home characteristics such as size, room layout …
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MarketGraphics Snapshot: 24% Increase in Permits in 2012
For the six-county area the Zanola Company monitors for us in Southwest Missouri, we ended 2012 with a 24% increase in the total number of permits from 2011. For Barry, Christian, Greene, Stone, Taney and Webster counties, …
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The Home Building Rebound Buzz
Many members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield attended the 2013 International Builders’ Show and “Housing is on the Rebound” was the buzz everywhere. All segments of the home building industry should continue to grow …
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NAHB: New Home Sales Rise in November
Sales of new single-family homes increased 4.4 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000 units, according to figures released today by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. It was the highest monthly total …
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Number of Improving Housing Markets Surges in December
A monthly measure of markets in the United States whose economic indicators are on the rise, identified the Springfield, Missouri market as an improving market in this month’s report. Nationwide, the number of housing markets considered “improving” …
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Housing Starts Up 3.6 Percent Nationwide – Improving Confidence
Nationwide housing production rose 3.6 percent in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 894,000 units, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. This is the highest pace of new-home construction since July of 2008. “This report …
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Builder Confidence in the 55+ Housing Market Continues to Improve
Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes showed significant improvement in the third quarter of 2012 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) latest …
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Remodeling Market on the Climb – Returns to 2005 Levels
The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) climbed to 50 in the third quarter of 2012, up from 45 in the previous quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Released today, the RMI is at its …
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