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Economic Trends

Single-Family Starts in Nov Hit 2-1/2 Year Low

December 21, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

single-family housing starts declined

Residential construction of new homes – known as housing starts – continues to register monthly declines as a combination of still-high home prices along with rapidly rising mortgage rates results in collapsing home affordability. While economists continue to debate if and when the U.S. economy enters a recession – it’s clear that housing overall, and the home building segment specifically – is already there.

See the latest data on single-family starts…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News, Statistics Tagged With: economy, housing starts, inflation, interest rates

September Housing Starts Continue to Drop

October 20, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Housing starts drop in September

The latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly show that housing starts – a measure of residential construction activity – continue its downward spiral, dropping in September to a rate of 1.4 million units, below economists’ forecast. Single-family housing starts hit their lowest level in more than two years as a slowing economy and sky-high mortgage rates depress demand for housing.

See the latest housing market data…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends Tagged With: building permits, housing starts, single-family starts

Consumers Say Health & Wellness is a Priority; Market to Hit $1 Trillion by 2025

September 8, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Consumers have a new passion for Health & Wellness

Even though consumers report rising financial insecurity as inflation rages on, the Fed keeps raising interest rates, and the economy begins to slow, they say they intend to continue to prioritize spending on health and wellness – a new priority since the onslaught of COVID-19 – according to new research from Accenture. This is potentially good news as more in the custom integration industry look to offer various residential health and wellness solutions as part of a whole-home residential or commercial installation.

See why consumers say health & wellness is a priority

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends, Health, News Tagged With: consumer spending, health & wellness

July Sales of New Single-Family Homes Hit 6-1/2 Year Low; Prices Increase

August 25, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

sales of new single-family homes photo

The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly released the latest housing data this week showing that sales of new single-family homes in July hit their lowest level in 6½ years. While unit sales declined, both median and average prices continued to increase, making future home sales even more unaffordable.

See more details on new single-family home sales in July

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Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing prices, new home sales

July Housing Starts Hit Lowest Level Since February 2021

August 17, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

housing starts measure new homes like this one being built

In the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we learn that overall housing starts have hit their lowest level since February 2021 as climbing mortgage rates combined with still-high housing prices have made homes unaffordable for many Americans. The same report also notes that building permits have declined as well, suggesting housing will remain in decline for some time to come.

Learn more about housing starts during July

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Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing Tagged With: housing starts, recession

Index of Consumer Sentiment Bumps Up as Inflation Declines

August 14, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

This past Friday, the University of Michigan released a preliminary reading of its Index of Consumer Sentiment for the month of August. This survey, one of the more widely followed readings by economists on how consumers are feeling, showed a small but meaningful jump as consumers are feeling a little better about the future. However, the overall results were a bit mixed.

Learn more about consumer sentiment rebounding from a trough

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Filed Under: Consumer Trends, Economic Trends Tagged With: consumer sentiment, Index of Consumer Sentiment, University of Michigan

Stunning Data on Housing Market Clearly Shows Why It’s Declining

August 4, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

home interior

Just Two Charts Tell the Story of the Housing Market

For some time now, I have been dutifully reporting on the – at first subtle…now as subtle as a Mac truck – changes taking place in the housing market, clearly in decline after a stunning runup during the 2020-2021 COVID period. Certain economic segments, including Tech in general and custom integration specifically, benefitted from the COVID period forcing consumers to huddle in their homes.

But now, things are changing, starting with the housing market…

[Read more…] about Stunning Data on Housing Market Clearly Shows Why It’s Declining

Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: home values, housing, housing prices, mortgage rates

Housing: After a Bump in May, June New Home Sales Back to Downward Trend

July 28, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of newly constructed home in housing

In the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of newly constructed homes (new home sales) in June returned to their months-long downward trend after a brief bump up in May. Another sign of a housing market in decline, rising mortgage rates combined with rising home prices have thrown cold water on what had been a very hot housing market over the last year-and-a-half.

See more on new home sales in June, a key housing statistic

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing, new home sales

June Housing Starts Hit 9-Month Low; Single-Family Starts Lowest in 2 Years

July 19, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

June housing starts drop again
[PHOTO: REUTERS/Octavio Jones}

After a dramatic double-digit drop in May, June housing starts declined again, with overall starts not only dropping below May’s rate to a nine-month low but also coming in well below the rate in June 2021. Single-family starts in June hit their lowest seasonally adjusted annual rate since July 2020.

Learn all the latest data on June housing starts

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing affordability index, housing starts, inflation, mortgage rates, residential construction

Inflation Spiked 9.1% in June Exceeding Forecasts; Risk of Recession Grows

July 13, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Grocery shopper, groceries have seen big price increases

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Wednesday that inflation in June came in at a surprising rate of 9.1%, clearly demonstrating that – in contrast to what many economists had hoped – inflation had not yet peaked in May. This news raises the risk of an approaching economic disruption…a recession.

Read more on this inflation reading

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, News Tagged With: Core CPI, CPI, inflation, recession

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