Government + Policy Congressional Hearing on Skills Gap Looks at Construction Industry There are about 100,000 fewer people working in the construction industry today than in 2007
Economics Charlotte And Other Southern Cities Lag Behind In Economic Mobility Though it has growing banking and financial services sectors, Charlotte ranks last in economic mobility of the 50 largest cities in the...
Economics Places With The Highest Property Taxes A report from the real estate data firm ATTOM found that Binghamton, N.Y. has the nation’s highest property tax rate, at 3.1 percent in 2016...
Economics Until World War II, Renting Was The Norm For Most Americans The homeownership rate in the U.S. is around 64 percent, the lowest since the early 1960s. But, both now and back then, the rate is much...
Single-Family Homes Construction Worker Shortage Pushes up Wages and Home Prices Homes in Denver now take two months longer to build due to the slim workforce
Economics Fed Should Consider Slowing Economy Before Raising Rates Again The Federal Reserve has plans to increase interest rates at least three times this year, but that might not be the best course of action. ...
Economics How Benchmark Interest Rate Changes Affect Mortgage Rates The Federal Reserve raised key short-term interest rates in mid-March. Surprisingly, mortgage rates responded by falling 10 basis points,...
Economics Federal Reserve May Raise Rates Two More Times This Year The economy is close to achieving full employment, which may trigger a few interest rate hikes. BloombergMarkets reports that Federal...
Economics Mortgage Application Volume Levels Off According to CNBC, total mortgage application volume last week fell 0.8 percent from the previous week. It has dropped 11 percent since the...
Government + Policy Cities Are Starting To Follow Vancouver’s Lead On Granny Flats The world’s third-most expensive housing market, Vancouver has been alleviating some of the price constraints by allowing accessory dwelling...