Economics

Green homes market expected to increase five-fold by 2016

May 8, 2012
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A recent report released from McGraw-Hill Construction’s Green Home Builders and Remodelers study found that 38 percent of new homes built by 2016 will be green homes.
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Survey shows buyer urgency in the housing market

April 19, 2012
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Several key conditions are leading consumers to believe now is a good time to buy a home, according to the newest Fannie Mae Housing Survey conducted in March.
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Growing number of older adults face housing crunch

April 5, 2012
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A new report released today from the Center for Housing Policy finds a growing older population boom will worsen the nation’s housing affordability challenges.
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State of the Union: Obama urges aiding struggling housing market

January 27, 2012
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In the annual State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama’s vow to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages and improve the housing market offered glimmers of help for the real estate industry.
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Percentage of college graduates living in their parents’ home increasing

December 29, 2011
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Researchers believe that more young adults are moving back in with their parents as a result of the high unemployment rate, unmanageable student loan payments and the unstable housing market, all of which leave millions of young people unable to rent or purchase their own home.
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International reports show impact on real estate market

December 28, 2011
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NAR is now offering current state-by-state reports on international transactions allowing individuals to understand the impact this expansion has on state markets as well as on economic activity.
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Freddie Mac: 2012 economy will be a ‘bumpy ride’

December 19, 2011
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Freddie Mac released its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook last week, projecting that U.S. economic growth would likely climb to 2.5 percent over 2012.
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Economist: ‘There’s plenty of good news, relatively speaking’

September 26, 2011
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Economist Kevin Gillen

As an economist who writes and speaks frequently about our region’s housing market, I’m asked if I could deliver some good news for a change. I often respond with, “Sure: the good news is that the bad news is a lot worse everywhere else!”
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The ‘new normal’ real estate market

August 11, 2011
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Housing has been a productive and valuable sector since the 1950s. The mortgage finance system has enabled borrowers to get into housing with very competitive long-term, fixed-rate mortgages like no other nation on earth. We are and will remain the best housed nation on the planet.
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