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Economy Watch: Euro Zone Growth Stagnates in Q2
Eurostat, the statistics arm of the European Union, reported that gross domestic product in the euro zone (the 18 nations that use the common currency) neither grew nor contracted in the second quarter of 2014 compared with Q1.
Las Vegas’ Residential Market Continues Improvement as Hospitality Sector Inspires Southwest Region Comeback
With employment steadily improving in a job market that had been in dire need of improvement in recent years, and occupancy rates and rents experiencing sustainable growth, Las Vegas is poised for a better year in terms of its apartment market by the end of 2014.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Flat in July
In July, American consumers took a break from an increase in retail spending.
Economy Watch: Budget Deficit Continues Shrinking
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in its latest Monthly Treasury Statement, said that the country ran a $94 billion deficit in July 2014, down from $97 billion during the same month a year earlier.
Albuquerque Market Snapshot
The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area is still lagging in its continuous process of pulling out of the deepest and longest recession since the 1930s.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Baby Boom in 2020?
Will there be a baby boom starting around 2020?
Economy Watch: More Evidence That Home Price Growth is Slowing
FNC reported that its Composite 100 index was up 8 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago; the year-over-year increases for the index have been slowing since peaking in February at 9.4 percent, which was the highest rate since 2006.
Economy Watch: Fannie, Freddie Report Solid Q2
Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported their second quarter numbers: Fannie Mae reported income of $3.7 billion for the quarter, and Freddie Mac reported income of $1.9 billion.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies Continue Dropping
The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit U.S. residential properties decreased to 6.04 percent of all loans outstanding at the end of the second quarter of 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Economy Watch: U.S. Births Slightly Higher in 2013 Than ’12
The National Center for Health Statistics reported in “Births: Preliminary Data for 2013” that the number of U.S. births was 3,957,577 last year, slightly more (4,736) than during 2012.