U.S. Adds 400K+ Jobs 11th Month

For the 11th Straight Month, The U.S. Added More Than 400,000 Jobs In March

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Longest streak for adding 400,000 jobs in 82 years; unemployment rate nears pre-pandemic level

U.S. Housing Starts Fall in June for the Second Straight Month

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The numbers: Construction started on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 2% in June to 1.56 million, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. The annual rate of total housing starts fell 6.3% from the previous year. Construction on homes is at the lowest level since last September. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal expected housing starts to rise to a 1.59 million rate from June’s initial estimate of 1.55 million. In May, housing starts were revised from a drop of 14.4% to 1.55 ...

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Fall for the Fifth Straight Month in June

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The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 5.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.12 million in June, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal were expecting sales to be 5.36 million. This is the weakest level of sales since June 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown. Outside of the pandemic, the sales number weakest since January 2019. Compared with June 2021, home sales were down 14.2%. This is the fifth straight monthly decline an...

U.S. Existing Homes Sales Fall for Third Straight Month in April

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The numbers: Existing-home sales fell 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.61 million in April, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Compared with April 2021, home sales were down 5.9%. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected an decrease to 5.64 million units. This is the third straight monthly decline and comes as mortgage rates have spiked and prices have risen. Key details: Scarcity of homes for sale continued to be a major factor. The total invent...

Construction Jobs Rise Again, 19K Are Added in March

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Industry employment tops pre-pandemic peak for the first time, BLS says.

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Fall for the Seventh Straight Month in August

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The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.8 million in August, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. This is the seventh straight monthly decline. Economists polled by the Wall Street Journal were expecting a steeper decline in existing-home sales to 4.68 million. This is the lowest level of existing home sales since May 2020, during the pandemic downturn. Excluding the recession, the level of sales activity was lowest since November...

U.S. Existing Home Sales Fall for 4th Straight Month in May While Prices Skyrocket

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The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 3.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.41 million in May, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday. Compared with May 2021, home sales were down 8.6%. The decline was in line with the forecast of economists polled by the Wall Street Journal. This is the fourth straight monthly decline and comes as mortgage rates have spiked and prices have risen. Key details: The median price for an existing home rose to a record $407,600, up 14.8% fr...

Homes Are Earning More For Owners Than Jobs | Better Mortgage

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Home values are growing higher than job earnings, making it a good time to see how you can tap into your home equity. Not available in all states. See better.com/about-us/licensing-disclosure.

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Home Sales Fall For The Seventh Straight Month In August Unsold inventory sits at a 3.2-month supply at the current sales pace.Getty Images Unsold inventory sits at a 3.2-month supply at the current sales pace. Existing-home sales experienced a slight dip in August, marking the seventh consecutive month of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Month-over-month sales varied across the four major U.S. regions as two regions recorded increases, one was unchanged and the other...