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Economy Watch: Housing Market Gets Some Legs
According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released, all three headline composites ended 2012 with strong gains.
2013 Top Multifamily REITS
Multifamily REITs have maintained a high-growth trajectory over the past nine months and we expect them to continue to do so. These firms have become increasingly competitive and powerful because of their strong management and ability to raise almost limitless capital.
Economy Watch: LPS: Home Prices Edge up in December
Ahead of Tuesday’s Case-Shiller numbers, Lender Processing Services released its LPS Home Price Index report, which is based on December 2012 residential real estate transactions. According to the index, U.S. home prices were up 0.1 percent in December compared with November, and up 5.8 percent year-over-year.
Economy Watch: Gas Prices Pause in Upward March
Gas prices did something a little unusual over the weekend: they went down slightly. According to AAA, Saturday’s national average was down a 10th of a cent per gallon compared with Friday, and Sunday’s average was down a bit more compared with Saturday, from $3.78 to $3.777 a gallon.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: More Good News For Housing
More good news for housing, and sequester, dead ahead.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Drop in January
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that housing starts took a dip in January.
Economy Watch: Homebuilder Confidence Sees Downtick
For the homebuilding industry, the last year or so has been one of increasing optimism, buoyed by increasing sales.
Economy Watch: Bad News, Good News from Euro-Zone
Recent economic news from Europe has been in part discouraging, but (remarkably) there have been some relatively optimistic stories lately as well.
Economy Watch: Consumers Feeling a Little Better
The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for February, which was released on Friday, increased to 76.3 from the January level of 73.8.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Sequestration is on the Horizon
Americans barely bought more in January, and sequestration is on the horizon (again).