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The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index® Increases in April

The Conference Board, which was founded in 1916 as a non-partisan, not-for-profit think tank, released today (5-20-21) their April 2021 Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. According to the release, the LEI which is based on ten separate components increased 1.6% in April, following a 1.3% increase in March and a -0.1% decline in February.

Townhouse Construction Growth Continued in Q1 of 2021

The most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, with analysis provided by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), reveals that townhouse construction continued at a robust pace in Q1 of 2021. This follows the best quarter of townhouse construction in 2.5 years at the end of 2020.

New Home Listings Increase but Housing Shortage Continues

According to HouseCanary, the San Francisco based, valuation-focused real estate brokerage which provides software and service to the real estate marketplace, latest data indicates that the housing shortage could linger for a while. However, there might be hope on the horizon.