News & Commentary: Economy Articles
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05/08/2013
Prices are increasing quickly, though that may not always be the most healthy development for the economy. Also, banks may soon loosen overly strict requirements, but a choke point remains in new-home construction.
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03/15/2013
Economists who predict underperformance in real estate based on Baby Boomers downsizing are overlooking another huge demographic trend.
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01/11/2013
Modest growth in the economy and an improving job picture bode well for both residential and commercial real estate in 2013.
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11/01/2012
The market is looking much improved today, with home sales and prices heading up. But within this improvement are the seeds of a long-term challenge: falling inventories.
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09/18/2012
If regulators fail to restore rules that honor the important roles of free enterprise and private property ownership, some may be unable to climb the economic ladder.
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07/18/2012
The inventory of homes for sale peaked at 4.5 million units in 2007, fueling the big drop in home prices that we’ve seen. Today, we have the opposite problem: Only 2.49 million homes are for sale, even though demand has risen some 10 percent from a year earlier.
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05/01/2012
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03/01/2012
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11/01/2011
Rising rents are increasing the allure of investment property, especially for those with cash.
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10/01/2011
Spending patterns continue to be in flux.
