Tag Archives: housing starts

Will Real Estate Recover in 2012?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner The recovery road may remain bumpy for real estate in 2012 but construction spending continues to increase from low levels of activity, and so housing starts. Much of it is multi-family apartments going to both new households … Continue reading →

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Will Younger Generation Rescue Real Estate?

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner Privately-owned housing starts in November rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, which combined with increasing builder sentiment is a sign that children of the baby boomers—the so-called Boomerang or echo boomer generation—may finally be … Continue reading →

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Housing Picture is Better Than We Know

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

The Mortgage Corner There have been some developments that tell us housing prices could stabilize and new home construction pick up in the New Year. This is even thought the continuing fall in housing prices has stymied any growth prospects, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Blame Our Democracy…

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Popular Economics Weekly

Popular Economics Weekly Please don’t blame our Democracy, old as it is—in fact, the oldest in the modern world—for the slowness of this recovery. Winston Churchill on hearing his Labor Party had been defeated in 1947, said in the House … Continue reading →

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