

Building Permits Up 0.7%
January 19, 2012 – The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000. This is 0.7 percent (±1.2%) above the revised …


Remodeling Market Index Increases 46.6
January 26, 2012 – The National Association of Home Builders reported that the remodeling sentiment rose to the highest level in five years, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter of 2011. Released today, the …


MBA Forecasts Increase in Housing Starts
January 18, 2012, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released their monthly Mortgage Finance Forecast. In their forecast the MBA made the following predictions for single-family housing starts for next several years. By Year-End 2012, the MBA expects single-family housing starts to rise to a seasonally …


Building Permits Down 0.1%
January 19, 2012 – The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000. This is 0.1 percent (±1.2%) below the revised …





