Realtors leave home for sale during a realtors open house in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A sudden reversal of record low interest rates last week led to a pullback in the demand for mortgage refinancing. That dropped the total volume of mortgage applications 3.3% from the …
Read More »Housing begins to rise 22.6% in July as Americans re-enter the housing market in trouble
The numbers: Activities at home build an important turnaround from the decay of the coronavirus. U.S. homebuilders began building homes at an annual adjusted annual rate of $ 1,496 million in July, up 22.6% from the previous month and 23.4% from a year ago, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday. …
Read More »Amazon is betting on office work with expansion in big cities
Amazon.com Inc. expands its physical offices into six U.S. cities and adds thousands of business jobs in those areas, an indication that the tech giant is making long-term plans for office work, even if other businesses include continued remote employment. Amazon is preparing to add 3,500 business jobs across hubs …
Read More »Homebuilder sentiment jumps to record high
Potential buyers continue to flood into model homes across the country, and that has made builders feel better about their business than in more than 20 years. But rising timber prices could dampen the market’s momentum this fall. Building confidence in the newly built, single-family home market jumped six points …
Read More »New York City is “forever dead,” according to one proud New Yorker
Not according to James Altucher, a best-selling author and former hedge-fund manager, who says New York City is “dead forever” because its residents face the reality of the coronavirus pandemic and what it means. for the fate of the Great Apple. ‘I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, …
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