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The US economy grew in the past quarter picking up the pace from the previous quarter. Unemployment is holding steady at 3.7%. Workers’ earnings are holding steady at $8,764/week. Rental vacancies are trying to escape their downward trend, with the national rate ticking up to 6.0%. Home ownership continues to rise, with the national rate climbing up to 66%. Home building applications continue to rise this month and quarterly housing prices continue to rise a further 6.8%. [Read more…] about U.S. Market Recon – December 2022

The US economy grew in the past quarter picking up the pace from the previous quarter. Unemployment is trying to escape its downward trend, with the headline rate ticking up to 3.7%. Workers’ earnings continue to fall, with average earnings declining to $1,124/week. Rental vacancies are trying to escape their downward trend, with the national rate ticking up to 6.0%. Home ownership continues to rise, with the national rate climbing up to 66%. Home building applications continue to rise this month and quarterly housing prices continue to rise a further 6.8%. [Read more…] about U.S. Market Recon – November 2022

The US economy shrank in the past quarter reversing direction from the previous quarter. Unemployment is trying to escape its downward trend, with the headline rate ticking up to 3.7%. Workers’ earnings continue to fall, with average earnings declining to $1,116/week. Rental vacancies continue to fall, with the national rate ticking down to 5.6%. Home ownership continues to rise, with the national rate climbing up to 66%. Home building applications continue to rise this month and quarterly housing prices continue to rise a further 6.8%. [Read more…] about U.S. Market Recon – September 2022

The US economy shrank in the past quarter reversing direction from the previous quarter. Unemployment continues to fall, with the headline rate ticking down to 3.5%. Workers’ earnings continue to fall, with average earnings declining to $1,117/week. Rental vacancies continue to fall, with the national rate ticking down to 5.6%. Home ownership continues to rise, with the national rate climbing up to 66%. Home building applications continue to rise this month and quarterly housing prices continue to rise a further 3.6%. [Read more…] about U.S. Market Recon – August 2022

The US economy shrank in the past quarter continuing its previous decline. Unemployment is holding steady at 3.6%. Workers’ earnings are holding steady at $8,001/week. Rental vacancies are trying to escape their downward trend, with the national rate ticking up to 5.8%. Home ownership is losing its upward momentum, with the national rate declining to 65%. Home building applications continue to rise this month and quarterly housing prices continue to rise a further 3.6%. [Read more…] about U.S. Market Recon – July 2022