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Washington, DC, Dec. 30, 2014 -- The Mortgage Bankers Association predicted in its December 2014 forecast that housing starts next year will peak in the fourth quarter at an annual rate of 1.15 million units.
Seattle, WA, Dec. 30, 2014 -- Residential renters paid $441 billion for living quarters in 2014, according to real estate information firm Zillow.
New York, NY, Dec. 30, 2014 -- West Texas Intermediate for February delivery fell as much as $0.91 to $52.70 a barrel today on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the lowest since May 2009.
New York, NY, Dec. 29, 2014 -- Retail sales increased 5.5% from Black Friday through Christmas Eve, MasterCard reported.
Andover, MA, Dec. 29, 2014 -- Wooden decking, floorboards, and joists have been salvaged from Andover’s historic Abbot Mill and will be recycled into flooring by Cambridge-based reclaimed lumber company Longleaf Lumber.
Ann Arbor, MI, Dec. 23, 2014 -- Consumer sentiment closed out 2014 at its highest level since January 2007, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for December.
Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2014 -- U.S. consumer spending picked up in November, according to the Commerce Department.
Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2014 -- Third quarter economic growth was much stronger than initially estimated, according to the Commerce Department.
Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2014 -- Sales of new single-family homes fell 1.6% in November, according to the Commerce Department.
Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2014 -- U.S. house prices rose in October, up 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency monthly House Price Index.