Economic Conditions

Economic Conditions

• Local Home, Condo Sales Surge in Sept.

  Oct. 24--MANATEE -- The local housing market's recovery continued in September, according to sales figures released Friday.

  YELLOWBRIX October 27, 2009

• Tax Credit Boosts Duluth Housing Market

  Oct. 26--Newlyweds Julia and Jon Morris experienced a fleeting honeymoon.

  YELLOWBRIX October 26, 2009

• To Tenants, He's a Slumlord, a Swindler, a Dream-Slayer; Now He's the Subject of a Fraud Investigation

  Oct. 26--WIND and rain blew through the shell of a house on Monmouth Street.

  YELLOWBRIX October 26, 2009

• It Will Get Sunnier in Philadelphia

  A new report finds residents optimistic about a rebound in Center City.

  BUILDER October 26, 2009

• Short-Sale Buyers Frustrated By Bank Delays: Treasury to Standardize Rules This Week

  Oct. 23--Dan and Colleen Spence both work in the gambling industry, but neither thought making a short-sale home purchase would become a game of chance.

  YELLOWBRIX October 23, 2009

• Employment, Home Values Remain Key Risks to Recovery

  Economists at semiannual NAHB conference discuss home prices, jobs, mortgage rates, and the federal tax credit.

  BUILDER October 22, 2009

• Tax Credit Issue Shifts to Job Creation, Impact Fee Cuts at Local Level

  State and local governments are doing what their depleted budgets will allow to revive construction.

  BUILDER October 22, 2009

• Builder Confidence Slips in October

  Housing Market Index shows that builder confidence declined one point.

  BIG BUILDER October 20, 2009

• Affordability Will be Key to Housing Market's Recovery, Says ULI Fellow

  John K. McIlwain also says credit limitations will continue to restrict future buyers.

  BUILDER October 16, 2009

• Builders Urge Congress to Act

  HBAs and builders from around the country are urging their representatives to find ways to solve the housing crisis.

  BUILDER October 16, 2009