The U.S. Department of Labor is reporting that seasonally adjusted an additional 235,000 Americans made their initial filing for unemployment […]
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Paper Excellence Group Announces Agreement to Acquire Resolute Forest Products Inc.
The Paper Excellence Group, through its wholly owned subsidiary Domtar Corporation (Domtar) today (7-6-22) announced it had entered into an […]
LP Building Solutions Converting Sagola Michigan OSB Facility to LP SmartSide Production
LP Building Solutions, based in Nashville Tennessee, has announced that it is converting its Sagola, Michigan, facility from producing oriented […]
Tafisa Canada Announces $62 Million Investment in Lac-Mégantic Facilities
Tafisa Canada, a subsidiary of the Sonae Indústria group, announced today (7-6-22), a total of $62 million (CAD) in investments […]
Home Prices Increase in May 2022
CoreLogic released the Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for May 2022. According to the HPI although U.S. home […]
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary for May 2022
On Wednesday (7-6-22), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) for […]
Mortgage Applications Decline – in Week Ending 1st July 2022
According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Application Survey (WMAS), for the week ending June 1st […]
Home Sellers are Now the Anxious Party in the Sales Transaction
Redfin, the Seattle-based, real estate brokerage firm is reporting that during the four-week period ending on June 26th, 2022, that […]
Canadian Building Permits Increased in May, Led by Nonresidential Construction
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) reported on Tuesday (7-5-22) that the total value of building permits in Canada increased 2.3% in May […]
Active Listings of Homes For Sale Jump 18.7% Year-Over-Year in June
Realtor.com reported on Thursday (6-30-22), in their Monthly Housing Trend Report (MHTR), that in June the number of active listing […]