Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September—well below expectations—but the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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August Pending Home Sales Bounce Back
Pending home sales rebounded in August, recording significant gains after two prior months of declines, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
First American: House Prices in All 50 Top Markets More Affordable Than Boom Peaks
First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., said while house prices have increased, house-buying power has also increased because of a long-run decline in mortgage rates and the slow, but steady growth of household income.
August New Home Sales Pick Up the Pace
New home sales rose in August for the second straight month and at the fastest pace since April, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Friday.
August Existing Home Sales Down 2%
Existing home sales fell in August, the first decline in three months, the National Association of Realtors reported Wednesday.
Housing Starts Post Solid August Increase
Home builders liked what they saw in August—HUD and the Census Bureau said August housing starts rose by nearly 4 percent from July, almost entirely by multifamily activity, and by more than 17 percent from a year ago.
Employers Add 235,000 August Jobs
U.S. employers added 235,000 jobs in August—considerably below July’s massive 1.05 million job gain—as the economy struggled to hold momentum amid rising Delta variant coronavirus cases, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
July New Home Sales Post 1% Increase
New single‐family home sales posted a modest 1 percent increase in July amid more signs of a stabilizing housing market, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
Rent Prices Soar Beyond Pre-Pandemic Projections
A strong and widespread recovery of rents has pushed prices beyond where they would have been had the coronavirus pandemic never occurred, reported Zillow, Seattle.
July Housing Starts Fall 7%
July housing starts fell by 7 percent, the Census Bureau reported yesterday, a disappointing result as home builders continue to be hamstrung by pipeline and labor shortages.