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Cambridge, MA, January 21, 2021-Annual gains in spending for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to be modestly higher in 2021 compared to last year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Lewis Center, OH, January 21, 2021-The Starnet board of directors convened for a “hybrid” live and virtual meeting on January 17 and 18 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2021—The Southeast and Texas offer the most favorable conditions for commercial construction, claiming seven of the top ten markets in CBRE’s inaugural Development Opportunity Index, according to McMorrow Reports.
New York, NY, January 21, 2021—Americans are staying in their homes longer, leading to a shortage of homes for sale and pushing prices sky-ward, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2021—In the week ending January 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 900,000, a decrease of 26,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, January 21, 2021-Dan Burke, former publisher of Contract magazine and founder of Burke Media Group, passed away suddenly on December 6, 2020 at the age of 54.
Washington, DC, January 20, 2021-Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices along with a resurgence of the coronavirus across much of the nation pushed builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes down three points to 83 in January, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Tuscaloosa, AL, January 20, 2021-RFMS has cancelled its 2021 Owner & Education Conference, slated for April 2021.
New York, NY, January 20, 2021-Renters have racked up a stunning $70 billion in unpaid rent since the start of the economic crisis cause by the coronavirus, according to an analysis of Census data by Moody’s Analytics and reported by Wealthmanagement.com.
Washington, DC, January 20, 2021-Mortgage applications decreased 1.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 15, 2021.