Tag: us mortgages

  • US Home Rentals, Sales, Prices: March 2016

    Americans paid more to rent homes last month, but broader measures suggest that the surging increases of prior years have moderated in much of the country. Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that the median US monthly rent rose a seasonally adjusted 2.6 per cent in March from a year ago, to US$1,389. That…

  • US Home Builders Coalition Formed

    The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced this week it has formed an alliance as to provide the American consumers with a stable and reliable supply of lumber and building materials, once the Softwood Lumber Agreement expired in October 2015. In addition to the NAHB, founder members of the American Alliance of Lumber Consumers…

  • US Home Builders Coalition Formed

    The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced this week it has formed an alliance as to provide the American consumers with a stable and reliable supply of lumber and building materials, once the Softwood Lumber Agreement expired in October 2015. In addition to the NAHB, founder members of the American Alliance of Lumber Consumers…

  • 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 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 .