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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts recorded during June was up sharply from the May level, and 24% ahead of the total registered during June of 2011. Total spending for residential construction rose 1.3% between May…

The CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI) fell 1.9 points between May and June, following an increase of about the same amount the month before. Even with June’s retreat, however, the BCI composite still stands 2.5 points above…

Friday, June 29, 2012

April saw most government- and association-compiled housing market indicators post at least modest gains, and year-to-date trends for all remain well ahead of the 2011 pace. Total (seasonally-adjusted) housing starts in April were 2.6…

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

The CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI) fell 5.8 points between March and April, following solid gains during the prior two months. Despite its retreat over the month, the BCI reading for April was still 2.3 points above…

Monday, June 18, 2012

The CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI) rose 2.1 points between April and May, following a decline of almost six points the month before. With May’s improvement, the BCI reading now stands 4.4 points above where it began…

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Although March wasn't a particularly good month for housing market indicators, the overall year-to-date trends remain very positive. Total (seasonally-adjusted) housing starts in March were 5.8 percent below their February total, but 10.3 percent better…

Monday, May 07, 2012

The numbers tracking housing market activity - starts, new permits, sales, inventory - continue to improve with each passing month. But despite the ongoing recovery, the absolute numbers remain much weaker than 3-5 years ago, and the market…

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI) rose 1.9 points between February and March 2012, following an out-sized gain of 6.2 points in the previous month. The BCI reading for March represents the second-highest level…

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The CE Pro Business Conditions Index (BCI) rose 6.2 points between January and February to reach its highest level since March 2011. Integrator assessment of current business conditions was considerably more positive in February than…

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

With just one month worth of data available for 2012, there's nothing definitive that can be said about trends so far in 2012. The housing market, and construction activity in general, is off to a…