According to Richard Branch, chief economist at Dodge Data & Analytics, (DD&A) nearly 30% of products used in U.S. building […]
News in covid 19
Mortgage Delinquencies on Commercial and Multifamily Properties Stay Low in Fourth Quarter of 2019
The latest Commercial/Multifamily report from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is reporting the mortgage delinquencies on commercial and multifamily properties […]
Federal Reserve Enacts 50 Basis Point Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced that in response growing demand and supply-side impacts of the coronavirus it was reducing […]
U.S. Consumer confidence at Best Level in 6-Months
Conference Board is reporting that U.S. consumer confidence edge higher in February, to its best level in the 6-months. The […]
Fannie Mae Ups GDP Expectations for 2020 and 2021
Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) group is upgrading its forecast for business fixed investments (BFI) for the second […]
China Home Sales Fall 90% in First Week of February
According to Mingtiandi’s Asia Real Estate roundup, preliminary data shows that in 36 reporting mainland China cites, new apartment sales […]
Log Exports from Gisborne, New Zealand Temporarily Halted due to Coronavirus fears
Several companies exporting logs from Eastland Port have announced the temporary stop to all log exports due to the coronavirus […]
New Zealand Log Exports threatened by Impacts of Coronavirus
Quarantines and extended holidays aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus in mainland China are also threatening international log […]