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U.S. Construction Spending Dips Slightly

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in April, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,152.4 billion, down...

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 4% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices U.S. house prices rose 4% between the Q1...

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 3.4% Annual Gain in March

“Home price growth continued to decelerate on an annual basis in March, even as the market experienced its strongest monthly gains so far...

Pending Home Sales Drop 6.4% in April

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales dropped 6.4% in in April, 2025. The NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index...

Charles Tassell Accepts Position with USDA in Trump Administration

The headline says it all;  National REIA’s Charles Tassell is heading to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  The USDA announced this week their...

Washington State Institutes Rent Control

In early May, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) signed a bill into law that will limit annual rent increases (rent control).  According to...

Existing Home Sales Down 0.5% in April

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 0.5% in April to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4...

AAA Says Close to 45 Million Americans Will Travel Over Memorial Day

The unofficial start of Summer (aka Memorial Day) is this weekend along and with that reminder comes AAA’s annual travel forecast.  The venerable...

Trump Signs Legislation that Roll back Biden-era Regulations on Appliances

In early May, President Donald Trump signed four pieces of legislation that effectively rolled-back Biden-era green-energy regulations on household appliances such as water...

Housing Starts Up and Building Permits Slip in April

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in April, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,361,000, which is...

Inflation Comes In 0.2% in April

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increases 0.2% in April, 2025. ...

U.S. Department of Education Resumes Collecting Defaulted Student Loans

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that, effective May 5 2025, it will resume collections of defaulted federal student loans.  The department...

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