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Housing Continues to Climb Back to Normal

Nationwide Market Is Running at 86 Percent of Normal
December 9, 2013
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Housing markets in 54 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index (LMI).


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Oct. 8, 2013: Housing Recovery Is Picking Up Steam, Says Economists

Single-Family Housing Expected to Rise 17 Percent This Year, Jump an Additional 31 Percent in 2014
October 8, 2013
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With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as challenges remain, according to economists participating in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Fall 2013 Construction Forecast Webinar.


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July 9, 2013: Housing Index Lists 255 Metro Markets as Improving

Sixth Straight Month with at Least 70 Percent of All U.S. Metros on the List
July 9, 2013
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A total of 255 metropolitan areas across 49 states and the District of Columbia qualified to be listed on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for July. This is down slightly from June, but is more than triple the number of metros that were on the list in July 2012.


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Housing Starts Decline, but Building Permits Rise in December

January 24, 2011
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Housing starts declined 4.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000 units in the final month of 2010, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Commerce. However, the year-end data indicate that production of new homes improved 6.1 percent in 2010 over 2009. On another positive note, permit issuance for construction of new homes and apartments rose 16.7 percent in December.
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