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Housing Starts up for September 2011
UPDATE: Just a quick Update on Housing Starts. The US Census is showing a 46% increase in 1 unit housing starts from August 2011 to September 2011 for the Midwest Region. I will update the Minnesota and Twin Cities figures … Continue reading
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Chart of the Day: Housing Starts vs. Unemployed
Sometimes a Picture is worth a thousand words… This one speaks volumes. Linked from Captain Capitalism Related articles Minneapolis St Paul Building Permits and Housing Starts (craigkamman.wordpress.com) Long-term unemployment worsens (csmonitor.com) The Long Dark Tea Time of the Unemployed (martinandrade.wordpress.com) … Continue reading
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Housing Starts: Minneapolis/St Paul,Bloomington Metro Area 9/27/2011
This information was released by the US Department of Commerce: Census Bureau today. It includes data up to August 1st, 2011. Not surprising, but it is showing us we are still bouncing along the bottom. Privately Owned Housing Starts: 1-Unit … Continue reading
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New Residential Sales, US Census and HUD report 09/26/2011
The US Census and HUD (Department of Housing and Development) released this morning the August 2011 New Residential Sales Report. (Sold, New Construction) The headlines are reading: “New Residential Sales down 2.3% for August 2011.” Which is a true statement on … Continue reading
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Housing Units Starts & Completed 2nd Qtr 2011
The US Census released the 2nd Quarter report on Housing Units completed. There is a fair amount of attention placed on this report from a National perspective. Calculated Risk did a good job on reporting on the national figures of … Continue reading
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Minneapolis St Paul Building Permits and Housing Starts
I just posted the Building Permits and Housing Starts for the State of Minnesota, and now I see they just released the Minneapolis/St Paul charts. This is what counts for us, not the national stats or State stats – although … Continue reading
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US Census – Department of Commerce: Building Permits & Starts for Minnesota 8-24-2011
The US Census/Department of Commerce issued their Building Permit numbers and starts for Minnesota yesterday. I love graphs like this – it is really fun to know where we have been! Seriously though, it shows us in a historical perspective where we … Continue reading
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July Building Permits and Housing Starts for the Midwest (NAHB and Census Bureau)
Well, today the news was released on the July Building Permits and Housing Starts from the National Association of Home Builders and the Census Bureau. Nationally building permits and housing starts are down according to these reports. If we take … Continue reading
NAHB: Builder Confidence Unchanged in August
The National Association of Home Builders reports Builder Confidence still depressed. The Wells Fargo/NAHB HMI (Housing Market Index) remains unchanged as reported today August 15, 2011. Builders continue to confront the same major challenges they have seen over the past year, … Continue reading
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