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New Nightmare for Home Builders: Not Enough Skilled Workers

Housing starts are finally coming off their lows of barely a half a million in 2009, and are now surging quickly up in to a rate of around 800,000 annualized, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. While this is … Continue reading

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Apartment Demand Ebbs as ‘Avalanche’ of New Units Open

One of the biggest upsides to the downturn in housing has been a surge in demand for apartments. Whether burned by foreclosure or afraid of losing money in homeownership, Americans have run in droves to rent. That resulted in a … Continue reading

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Credit Crunch Has Home Builders Sleepless in Seattle

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article The only thing more cold and gloomy than my pre-dawn live shot here in Seattle this morning was the February housing report from the Department of Commerce. Housing starts plunged 22.5 … Continue reading

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