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Local Construction Winners and Losers – Forbes
Forbes Local Construction Winners and LosersForbesBy Jed Kolko (@JedKolko), Trulia's Chief Economist Things keep looking up for the construction industry. New construction starts in January were 10% higher than one year ago. Confidence among builders jumped this month to the … Continue reading
State of the Union: Small Missing Pieces in the Messy Housing Puzzle – Forbes
Forbes State of the Union: Small Missing Pieces in the Messy Housing PuzzleForbesFollowing President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address, Trulia's Chief Economist shares his thoughts on what was and wasn't said about housing. By Jed Kolko (@JedKolko), Trulia's … Continue reading
Where Construction Activity is Rumbling Now – Forbes
Forbes Where Construction Activity is Rumbling NowForbesBy Jed Kolko, Trulia's Chief Economist The housing bust brought construction nearly to a halt. Construction permits, starts, completions and new-home sales are now a small fraction of their high levels during the mid-2000's … Continue reading
Who’s buying the repossessed homes? Investors or FHA-insured first-timers – Philadelphia Inquirer
Who's buying the repossessed homes? Investors or FHA-insured first-timersPhiladelphia InquirerLast year, 28 percent of all homes sold in the United States were properties repossessed by lenders, said Rick Sharga, chief economist at RealtyTrac Inc., an Irvine, Calif., firm that tracks … Continue reading
Zillow: 38% of local single-family homes underwater – Chicago Tribune
LoanRateUpdate (press release) Zillow: 38% of local single-family homes underwaterChicago Tribune“The length of (Illinois') foreclosure pipeline is going to be a lot longer than a lot of other states,” said Zillow chief economist Stan Humphries. “And that's definitely a factor … Continue reading