The construction industry, which suffered so much because of the recession, seems to be in a sustained growth mode now.

Strong consumer sentiment is all well and good, but it’s also important for the health of the commercial real estate market for major institutional investors to be happy too.

Consumers managed to make more and spend more in July than in June, which is a good sign for the wider economy, but also (if the trend continues) an important buttress for the residential and commercial real estate markets.

The U.S. housing market has had a rough decade, but according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, time is on its side.

Has it risen to the level of a crash?

The equities market drops that started last week seem to have the makings of the correction that observers have been predicting and investors have been worried about for some time.

The National Association of Realtors had good news on Thursday about housing sales, but that was overshadowed by flashier news from the world’s equity markets.

One reasonably good monthly report is just that, only one report, but when a number of reports describing various economic metrics start coming in rapid succession, a pattern might be developing.