Housing Starts End Year on Positive Note

Housing starts posted a modest increase in December, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday, and jumped by nearly 16 percent from a year ago.

Consumer Prices Continue to Rise at ‘Menacing’ Pace

The Consumer Price Index finished 2021 with a bang, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday. Although overall prices slowed somewhat in December from its brisk pace in November, they continued to show no relief on an annual basis.

Housing Market Roundup: Dec. 21, 2021

So many reports, so little time. Here’s a roundup of recent housing market reports that came across the MBA NewsLink desk: