The Housing Market

George Ratiu, Manager of Economic Research, discusses the changing economic and real estate landscape as we move through spring. He covers the sharp increase in prices which are taking a bigger bite out of Americans’ paychecks. He mentions that producer prices also...

Builders Are Back

According to reports, as of February 2022 there were nearly 800,000 single-family homes under construction in the United States. This represents a 28% increase over 2021 according to US government figures. Despite the rising mortgage rates, and the general shortage of...

Inflation, Rates and the Fed

In this video, Manager of Economic Research George Ratiu discusses the shifts taking place in the economy and how they are impacting the housing markets. Mr. Ratiu covers the number of factory orders, which declined for the first time in 10 months, pointing out that...