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Housing Starts Up 5.2% in July

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in July, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,428,000, which is...

Unemployment Rate Stays Flat in July

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment changed little in July, 2025 with the unemployment...

Top 50 Bed Bug Cities for 2025

It’s time for Terminix’s annual list of the top bed bug infested cities.  Once again Philadelphia takes the top spot (2nd year in...

U.S. Construction Spending Down Slightly in June

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in June, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,136.2 billion, down...

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 2.3% Annual Gain in May

“Monthly trends also signaled broad-based fatigue. All three headline indices rose just 0.4% on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, the slowest monthly gain since...

GDP Down 3% Up Q2 2025

According to their “advance” estimate, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is reporting that America’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an...

Pending Home Sales Down 2.8% Year-Over-Year in June

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales dropped 0.8% in June, 2025 and down 2.8% year over year.  The...

U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q2 2025

The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q2 2025 were 7% for rental housing and 1.1% for homeowner housing. ...

New Home Sales Up Slightly in June

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in June, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627k,...

Existing Home Sales Drop 2.7% in June

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 2.7% in June, 2025 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of...

Housing Starts Jump in June

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in June, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000, which is...

Construction Employment Up in 33 States Year-Over-year

Recent analysis from the Associated General Contractors said construction employment increased year-over-year in 33 states and the District of Columbia in May.  In...

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