Monthly Archives: April 2013

April 25, 2013 Balancing a $900 million equation For many voters and taxpayers, the detail that matters most when it comes to a new school construction program is the size of the tax increase needed to support it. And if … Continue reading →

http://www.fhfa.gov/webfiles/25125/Feb2013MonthlyHPI.pdf

Sales of new single family houses in March 2013 were 417,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 1.5 percent from February’s revised rate and up 18.5 percent from March 2012.

Building permits in March 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 902,000, down 3.9 percent from the revised February rate but up 17.3 percent from March 2012. Housing starts in March 2013 were at a seasonally adjusted annual … Continue reading →

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/15/2827450/triangle-home-sales-up-28-percent.html

BirchMarketUpdate041513

CNBC article on home builder confidence

Permits issued during the first quarter were 51% higher than 1Q/12. The dollar amount of the permits issued were 55% higher. The average building cost associated with the permits issued was $214,000 versus $208,000 during 1Q/12. This is continued postive … Continue reading →

Core Logic HPI

http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/ano/newsletter/DisplayNwsLtrArticle.aspx?volume=14&numbr=7/8&id=19714