Eye On Housing
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment fell by 19.4 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or -12.9% from April 2019 to April 2020. During this time, total nonfarm employment decreased across all the regions. The Northeast declined by 18.2%, the Midwest by 14.5%, the Western region by 12.6% and the South by 10.7%. According to the Bureau of Labor… Read More ›
Over the first three months of 2020 – and prior to the impact of the coronavirus, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 220,416. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is an 18.9% increase over the March 2019 level of 185,336. Year-to-date ending in March, single-family permits reported growth across the four regions ranging from 21.7%… Read More ›
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment increased by 1.5 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or 1.0% from March 2019 to March 2020. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 1.2%. The South and the Northeast recorded gains at 1.0% and 0.2% respectively, during this time. Midwest recorded a decline of 0.2% for this… Read More ›
Over the first two months of 2020 – and prior to the impact of the coronavirus, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 141,467. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 21.8% increase over the February 2019 level of 116,189. Year-to-date ending in February, single-family permits reported growth across the four regions ranging from 27%… Read More ›
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2019 compared to 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The percent change in real GDP ranged from 4.4 percent in Texas to 0.6 percent in Nebraska. Nationwide growth in GDP, measured on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, reached 2.3 percent… Read More ›
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment increased by 2.4 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or 1.6% from February 2019 to February 2020. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 1.8%. The South, Northeast, and Midwest recorded gains at 1.5%, 1.0% and 0.4% respectively, during this time. It is important to note that this… Read More ›
Over the first month of 2020 – and prior to the impact of the coronavirus, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 70,386. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 21.2% increase over the January 2019 level of 58,086. Year-to-date ending in January, single-family and multifamily permits reported growth across the country. Northeast led in… Read More ›
Over the year 2019, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 854,158. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 0.2% increase over the December 2018 level of 852,856. Year-to-date ending in December, single-family permits reported declines in three regions and an increase in the South. The Northeast reported the steepest decline by 6.8%. The… Read More ›
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia, in the third quarter 2019 compared to the previous quarter. Delaware recorded no change during this time. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the real GDP growth rates, measured on a seasonally adjusted annual rate basis, ranged from 4.0% in Texas to 0.4% in Hawaii. Nationwide,… Read More ›
Year-over-year (YoY), total nonfarm employment increased by 2.1 million jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis (SA), or 1.4% from December 2018 to December 2019. During this time, total nonfarm employment in the Western region increased by 2.0%. The South, Northeast, and Midwest recorded gains at 1.8%, 0.9% and 0.5% respectively, during this time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics,… Read More ›