An unexpected settlement, an unexpected resignation and the unexpected closing of 1,000 stores. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of March 11-15. Miss: NAR’s White Flag. The National Association of Realtors...
The Big Apple is getting smaller, based on new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. New York City’s population lost nearly 78,000 residents in 2023, according to a report in the New York Times. The year before, more than 126,000 residents moved out. Between April...
Single‐family housing starts in January were at a rate of 1.004 million, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.7% below the revised December figure of 1.054 million. Privately‐owned housing...
Sales of new single‐family houses in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 8% above the revised November rate of 615,000 and is...
Single‐family housing starts in December were at a rate of 1.02 million in December, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is down by 8.6% from the revised November figure of 1.12 million....