Tag: US housing starts

  • US Home Sales, Economy: January 2016

    As existing home sales in the US weakened due to limited inventory, home building-related activity improved in February, albeit modestly, said the National Association of Home Builders Eye on Housing Thursday. Builder sentiment, as measured by the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index stands at a level of 58 as of March, consistent with a generally…

  • US Housing Starts, Home Equity: January 2016

    US housing starts for February 2016 were up 31 per cent, and — most important for softwood lumber manufacturers in Canada and the US — is US single-family starts are up 24 per cent, both compared to February 2015. Housing starts rose 5.2 per cent from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…

  • US housing starts February 2016 up 31%; single-family starts up 24%, both compared to 2015

    https://twitter.com/LumberNews @lumbernews US housing starts in February were 30.9% higher than in February a year ago, http://on.wsj.com/1UfE3us via @WSJ important for softwood lumber manufacturers in Canada & US is single-family starts up 24% compared to one year ago .

  • US housing starts February 2016 up 31%; single-family starts up 24%, both compared to 2015

    https://twitter.com/LumberNews @lumbernews US housing starts in February were 30.9% higher than in February a year ago, http://on.wsj.com/1UfE3us  via @WSJ important for softwood lumber manufacturers in Canada & US is single-family starts up 24% compared to one year ago .

  • Price-to-Rent Ratio, US: Year-over-Year 2015

    The Case-Shiller National House Price Index increased 5.4 per cent year-over-year in December said the agency Tuesday. The year-over-year increase in prices is mostly moving sideways now around 5 per cent. In December 2015, the index was up 5.4 per cent. It has been almost ten years since the bubble peak. In the Case-Shiller release,…