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Washington, DC, December 3, 2015—Baby Boomers aren’t downsizing as fast as earlier generations did, and that is contributing to a shortage of homes as well as rising prices, according to a report by the Washington Post.
Irvine, CA, December 3, 2015—Among 94 major metro areas analyzed for RealtyTrac's October 2015 U.S. Home Sales Report, 33 markets (35%) have now reached new all-time home price peaks in 2015.
Washington, DC, December 3, 2015—U.S. factory orders rose 1.5% in October, following two declines in August and September, according to the Commerce Department.
Tempe, AZ, December 3, 2015—The non-manufacturing index registered 55.9% in November, 3.2 percentage points lower than the October reading of 59.1%, according to the Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
New York, NY, December 2, 2015—Cyber Monday’s sales rose 16% over last year to $3.07 billion, according to Adobe’s Digital Index.
Irvine, CA, December 2, 2015— The CoreLogic Home Price Index for October 2015 shows that home prices nationwide increased by 6.8% in October 2015 compared with October 2014 and increased by 1.0% in October 2015 compared with September 2015.
Roseland, NJ, December 2, 2015—Private sector employment increased by 217,000 jobs from October to November, according to the November ADP Employment Report.
Washington, DC, December 2, 2015—Attendance at this year’s Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, held in Washington DC, was up 11% over last year.
Washington, DC, December 2, 2015—Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.2% annual rate during the third quarter of 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output increased 1.8% and hours worked decreased 0.3%.
Darien, CT, December 1, 2015—The Starnet Board of Directors approved two new flooring contractors to the partnership: Milburn Flooring Mills in Copiague, New York and JDS Flooring Associates LLC in Londonderry, New Hampshire.