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May jobs report complicates things for the Fed

Housing Wire

Even though the pace of layoffs has picked up, many businesses, particularly in transportation, healthcare, and hospitality, continue to have strong demand for workers,” Mike Fratantoni , the Mortgage Bankers Association’s chief economist, said in a statement. in April, with the total number of unemployed persons rising to 6.1

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. after the initial lockdowns in 2020 before rocketing to almost 206 in June 2022.

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DataDigest: Water wars in the Southwest

Housing Wire

It’s important to note that as of 2020, 41% of Arizona’s water supply came from groundwater, 36% from the Colorado River, 18% from in-state rivers, and 5% was reclaimed water. The story is much the same in the Phoenix metro, which saw active home inventory fall 9.8% in May, the biggest drop of any housing market in America.

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Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions

Houston Properties

Houston Housing Market Forecast: Current Data & 2021 Predictions. Concerned about a housing market crash? SUMMARY: Coming off a record year, the Houston real estate market started 2021 in a seller’s market. 2020 was the best year in American history for personal income. So, what did they do?

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Could the Race to Space Create New Housing Opportunities?

McKissock

How Tech and Aerospace Are Already Impacting the Real Estate Market. As tech companies grew exponentially over the last 20 years, so have the housing prices around them. In fact, a quick glance at housing prices between 2000 and 2020 show percentage increases in the double and triple digits. What’s Next?

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Can we still avoid a recession?

Housing Wire

housing market went into recession in June of this year, which I talked about a few months ago on CNBC. New and existing home sales are falling, along with housing permits and starts, as we have too many new homes for the builders to issue new permits. However, getting mortgage rates lower with duration will help housing.

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The Proposed NYC "Pied-A-Terre Tax" Looks Catastrophic to NYC Real Estate

Miller Samuel

Andrew Cuomo's office suggested last week that such a levy might reap $9 billion for the moribund Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the next decade and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reiterated his chamber's support proposal at a Crain's breakfast forum days later. That article came out in 2014 right as the housing market was peaking.