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Assuredness in Today’s Global Surety Market

Construction Business Owner

Mon, 09/27/2021 - 08:00. In 2020, there was some tightening of surety credit for certain sectors, but generally speaking, the premier contractors had no issues securing bonds and that trend is expected to continue and the surety and finance industry is forecasted to be robust for the remainder of 2021 and into 2022.

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ELFA: Equipment, Software Investment Growth to Hit 11.2% This Year

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Association says equipment and software investment growth is expected to be robust this year with annual equipment and software investment growth forecast at 11.2 percent for 2021. GDP growth for 2021 is forecast at 5.7 Also, annual U.S. percent according to the…

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Mortgage Rates Expected to Rise Into the New Year

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Mon, 11/29/2021 - 10:07. Forecasters anticipate an upward trend for mortgages in the final weeks of 2021. After a year of low mortgage rates in 2020, a slow economic recovery pushed rates higher in the third quarter of 2021, an upward trend which market forecasters expect to carry over into the new year.

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Solutions to Housing Affordability

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Sun, 12/12/2021 - 08:00. within our annual housing forecast survey (see the results on page 17), I got what I deserved from more than 300 of you. Housing Policy + Finance. Solutions to Housing Affordability. Among a lot of good ideas, patterns emerged. A crisis point or a time for quick adaptation? Affordability. Affordability.

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Zillow Predicts Affordability Issues for Renters by End of 2021

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Zillow Predicts Affordability Issues for Renters by End of 2021. Thu, 08/12/2021 - 10:20. But by the end of the year, assuming home values grow in line with our forecast, that burden could rise to more than 23.1% cbroderick. In June, a home buyer earning the typical homeowner income and looking to buy the typically valued U.S.

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Home Sales Return Strong in May to the Industry's Surprise

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Thu, 07/01/2021 - 10:06. This comes after analysts forecasted a 1% increase, says CNBC. Home Sales Return Strong in May to the Industry's Surprise. cbroderick. In an unexpected turn, home sales came back strong in May after several months of relaxing sales. From April to May, pending home sales increased 8%. Read More. .

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Housing's Incremental Innovation Path

Pro Builder

2022 Housing Forecast: Opportunities and Challenges. Set aside the production argument, and housing certainly has raised its game in marketing and sales and, to a slightly lesser extent, with advances in operational technologies, such as financing and land assessment. 3 Home Building Innovations You Have to See.