MetroNews
FEBRUARY 23 2010
Las Vegas Inventories: Optimism or Pessimism
By: Mike Castleman Jr, Executive Vice President Great article in today’s Wall Street Journal regarding latest and greatest problems in Las Vegas ( http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704269004575073260976528540.html - subscription required). On the heels of gross overproduction, we began to discuss last fall that having reached a “static” level of deman (when the lights are out, jobs are gone…who is left [...] » Read More
FEBRUARY 17 2010
The Future of Housing: Home based businesses?
By Mike Castleman Jr There is a good article in the Wall Street Journal today regarding the ”Rise in Home-Based Businesses” (subscription may be required to WSJ). There is lots of chatter regarding the future of housing with most of the commentary fairly constrained to the pure economics of developing demographics. I predict a future conflict between planners [...] » Read More
FEBRUARY 17 2010
Today’s Housing Starts Release
By: Brad Hunter, Director of National Consulting From today’s government release: “Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 591,000. This is 2.8 percent (±11.5%)* above the revised December estimate of 575,000 and is 21.1 percent (±12.3%) above the January 2009 rate of 488,000.” The fact that the government numbers are [...] » Read More
OtherNews
MARCH 8 2010
Charlotte's uptown vision is delayed as condo sales sag (The Charlotte Observer)
With condo demand flagging, plans for a center city fueled by a population boom will have to wait a little longer. » Read More
MARCH 4 2010
Population decline is over for Florida, UF study shows (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
By VICTOR HULL Researchers see slow growth until 2014 for Southwest Florida » Read More
MARCH 3 2010
St. Lucie to grow 71 percent in next 25 years, UF study says (Stuart News)
The things that attracted record numbers of new residents to St. Lucie County during the building boom — affordable housing, ready-to-build land and plenty of it — are the same things that will drive a 71 percent population increase for the county over the next 25 years, according to the economists predicting a return to steady population growth for Florida.But this time, local officials say ... » Read More
MARCH 2 2010
Study predicts population growth resuming for Southeast Florida (The Palm Beach Post)
Study predicts population growth resuming for Southeast Florida » Read More
MARCH 2 2010
Minnesota adds 15,600 jobs; jobless rate declines slightly (Minnesota Public Radio)
Minnesota added more jobs in January than any month since April 2005, an encouraging sign for the state's economy, officials announced Tuesday. » Read More
