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Real estate hiring keeps pace with strong US jobs growth

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Real estate employers — a category that includes brokerages — added 6,100 jobs in April, a rate that matched national monthly jobs growth. Continue reading →

Real estate hiring beats national job gains again in March

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Brokerages and other real estate companies added 6,300 new jobs in March, a rate of payroll growth that exceeded that of the United States at large. Continue reading →

Jobs report disappoints, but real estate hiring keeps rolling along

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Homebuilders and real estate firms posted strong hiring trends even as a federal jobs report came up far short of expectations for November. Continue reading →

Prices for home construction materials dip for first time in 2021

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Builders got a break in August from the price increases of previous months, but the unpredictable swings in costs remained unwelcome. Continue reading →

Real estate hiring picks up pace in August despite Delta’s spread

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An underwhelming jobs report held optimism for real estate firms, which hired faster in August as the Delta variant slowed recovery elsewhere. Continue reading →

Homebuilders bolster workforce in July as real estate hiring slows

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Real estate employment numbers continued to rise in early July, but some segments of the industry grew faster than others. Continue reading →

Inventory insanity: The secret economic forces fueling the housing shortage

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Many consumers may not realize it, but they’re increasingly competing against institutional investors and contending with soaring building costs. Continue reading →

Home affordability modestly improves in first quarter of 2020

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Median home prices were still unaffordable for 66 percent of U.S. counties in Q1 2020, but that number decreased from 70.4 percent in Q4 2019. Continue reading →

Buying is more affordable than renting in 53% of the U.S.

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According to Attom Data Solutions’ latest Rental Affordability Report, buying is more affordable than renting for the average wage earner in the majority of U.S. markets, despite home-price growth outpacing wage growth. Continue reading →