Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 199,000 in November, and the unemployment rate now sits at 3.7%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
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Homeowner Housing Vacancy Rate Dips YoY; Rental Vacancy Rate Increases
The Census Bureau, Washington, D.C., said the homeowner vacancy rate fell slightly in the second quarter compared to a year ago while the rental vacancy rate increased.
Nearly Half of Rental Units in Properties with Four or Fewer Units
Nearly 46 percent of U.S. rental housing units are in properties with one to four units, the Rental Housing Finance Survey from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 8, 2022: Mortgage Payment to Rent Ratio
This MBA Chart of the Week examines the relationship between mortgage payments and asking rents since the second half of 2009. MBA’s national mortgage payment to rent ratio compares the national median and 25th percentile mortgage payments to the national median asking rent.
Homeownership Rate Holds Steady; Vacancy Rates Hit 38-Year Low
The nation’s homeownership rate held relatively steady at 65.5 percent in the fourth quarter, the Census Bureau reported last week. But analysts said the rate could be somewhat higher, given the current shortage of homes available for sale.
The New Census Figures: a Breakdown
The Census Bureau last week released preliminary results from its 2020 Census, showing a United States in the midst of demographic transition.
3Q Homeownership Rate Falls by 0.5%
Despite a jump in home purchase activity this summer—but also perhaps because of the coronavirus pandemic—the U.S. homeownership rate slipped by 0.5 percent in the third quarter, the Census Bureau reported Thursday.
Encouraging Signs for Black, Latinx Homeownership Rates
After hitting historic lows during the Great Recession, African American homeownership in the U.S. has rebounded promisingly, said Zillow, Seattle, marking what it suggested was “perhaps the start of a recovery.”
U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows 42 states and the District of Columbia had fewer births in 2019 than 2018, while eight states saw a birth increase. With fewer births in recent years and the number of deaths increasing, natural increase (or births minus deaths) has declined steadily over the past decade.
U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows 42 states and the District of Columbia had fewer births in 2019 than 2018, while eight states saw a birth increase. With fewer births in recent years and the number of deaths increasing, natural increase (or births minus deaths) has declined steadily over the past decade.