by Emilie Ruscoe | Jun 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
In 2016, when Liza Jane Norman’s mother passed away, Norman was tasked with selling the home in Hollywood Hills where she was raised as part of settling the estate. When Norman started looking for contractors to make some repairs at the house before putting it on the...
by Emilie Ruscoe | Apr 17, 2018 | Housing
March’s housing starts report will be published Tuesday, and economist’s predictions are focused on a modest gain in single-family starts concentrated regionally in the south and the west. Here are five things to look for in the report. A rough March or builders...
by Emilie Ruscoe | Apr 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
On the edge of the Potomac in Washington, D.C, a family-owned music venue called Union Stage, which opened this past December, is one of several businesses in a new development called The Wharf that does not accept cash payments—for tickets, at the bar or anywhere...
by Emilie Ruscoe | Mar 21, 2018 | Housing
Construction of new homes fell in February after January’s very strong report, but the outlook on the state of housing remained rosy. The seasonally adjusted 1.2 million starts reported represents a 7% drop since January, and a 4% drop since February 2017. The drop...
by Emilie Ruscoe | Feb 22, 2018 | Housing
Housing starts rose sharply in January, a sign of steady and possibly even accelerated growth in the housing market in 2018. Builders began construction on a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.3 million units were reported in January, compared to 1.2 million in...
