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Economy Watch: Home Price Increases Sluggish
The post-recession trajectory of U.S. residential prices has one of increases, but data since early 2014 has pointed to a slowing down of those increases.
Economy Watch: Holiday Retail Sales Strong This Year
Holiday retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas—except for car sales— increased 5.5 percent this year compared to the same period last year, according to MasterCard’s SpendingPulse report.
Pierce-Eislen 2015 Multifamily Rent Forecast & Outlook Anticipates Another Great Year Ahead for the Apartment Market
Rent growth at multifamily properties across the United States in 2015 is expected to increase 4.5 percent for Class A and B+ assets and 5.1 percent for Class B and C assets, with some technology-heavy Western markets seeing spikes as high as 9 percent.
Economy Watch: Most States See Unemployment Drop
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia saw unemployment rate decreases in November compared with October, three states suffered increases and six states experienced no change, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Economy Watch: No Real Hint of Interest Rate Increase from FOMC
Economists, pundits and other Fed-watchers had wondered, before the Federal Open Market Committee released its latest meeting minutes, exactly what would happen to two little words: “considerable time.” That is, would the central bank remove those words from its guidance about interest rates?
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Strong Retail Sales and Lower Gas Prices
Strong retail sales and lower gas prices, in time for the holidays.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders’ Optimism Edges Down
Following a four-point uptick last month, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell one point in December to 57 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.