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The times they are a'changin' - albeit slowly.  According to the Federal Reserve's most recent Beige Book, 11 of the 12 Districts indicate that economic activity continued to stabilize in July and August with most markets designated "stable." Nevertheless, the Fed intends to keep the key lending ...
10/14/2009
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A recent survey of 600 shoppers in eight states revealed that despite a still-fragile economy and trepidation about employment, nearly three-fifths of the respondents said they thought it was an "okay," "good," or "excellent" time to buy a house. Source:  AmericanLives.com  "Value, once again, is...
10/06/2009
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  The median housing size has grown continuously since 1973 - that is until last year when it shrunk by 11%.  According to the National Association of Home Builders, (NAHB) 90% of homes built by members this year were smaller than those built last year and 59% of builders surveyed plan to build s...
09/28/2009
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The housing industry is on a roll and builder stocks are reacting.  Pulte Homes Inc. stock has more than doubled since its low point; Toll Brothers Inc. is up about 70% from its bottom; D.R. Horton is up almost four times from its cellar; Lennar Corp. +4.5 times its reported low; and Hovnanian En...
09/21/2009
Things continue to look up in our industry.  Still will take awhile, but maybe this industry-associated unemployment condition will go positive soon.  Let's see . . . equity markets continue to rally, (Conference Board) leading economic indicators are up for a fourth consecutive month; the consum...
09/15/2009
Bowden's MARKET BAROMETER                 Vol. XVIII / #6 September 2009 Current Climate An in-depth discussion on the current economic environment and housing industry conditions with a focus on forward-thinking. Trends In . . . Housing in Response to the New Austerity A profile of housing produ...
09/13/2009
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As we have opined in Bowden's Market Barometer in the past, development is a practice of preparation.  But developing and applying strategies can be tricky - and disheartening -- in today's environment.  With all the discussion of lost wealth and diminishing returns, our industry has been led to ...
08/31/2009
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The Department of Energy reports that residential construction consumes 21.9% of the nation's energy and produces 21% of our green house gas emissions.  According to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) the buildings themselves account for 72% of electricity consumption, 39% of all energy use, 3...
08/24/2009
Bowden's Market Barometer recently conducted a survey of branded resort residences throughout the Caribbean.  The analysis revealed an extremely upscale profile of relatively large, well-featured and amenitized projects. After reviewing the data and correlating it to the islands discussed in this...
08/17/2009
Just posted in-depth review of current economic and housing conditions at Bowden'sMarketBarometer.com.  Some good news too!  "Current Climate - Signs of recovery are virtually everywhere albeit portending an arduous journey back to a relatively muted recovery over the short-term. Reading between ...
08/12/2009
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