Archive for September, 2010
Texas and North Carolina Dominate List of Top Housing Markets
Four Texas cities, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and San Antonio and Charlotte and Raleigh in North Carolina are among the twenty cities with the most housing permits in last twelve months.
US Metro Housing Markets – August 2010 – Cities 181-361
This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 181-361.
US Metro Housing Markets – August 2010 – Cities 1-180
This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 1-180.
The U.S. weak residential markets versus high-tech job opportunities conundrum
U.S. initial jobless claims in the week ending Sept. 25 were 453,000, a decline of 16,000 versus the previous week’s 469,000, according to the Department of Labor (Employment and Training Administration division).
August Economic Activity Index Below May Peak for Third Month
The national economic activity index remained marginally below the May peak level for the third month. This was not a surprise given the expectation for a summer stall in economic growth, confirmed by most other economic reports. The growth stall is the consequence of the ebbing of all the federal pump priming programs
