A recent article in Financial Times by Hal Weitzman in Chicago and Robin Harding titled “Skills gap hobbles US employers” reinforces what I have been saying for years. The article quoted Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, who told an audience in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in August that the US had…
Sales of new U.S. homes fell to in August. The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery. The Commerce Department said Monday that new-home sales fell 2.3 percent to a 295,000 – a six-month low – and less…
According to ServiceMagic’s recently released Home Remodeling & Repair Index containing information compiled from 3.1 million service requests received through online marketplace from January to June of this year, as well as results from a survey of homeowners and service professionals conducted in July, homeowners are still looking to invest…
I realize it has been awhile since I posted anything. But I am back and I believe this is too important not to share. A recent survey of people likely to vote in 2012 conducted on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that despite the ups…
Forbes published an article today titled “The Happiest Careers In America.” The article highlights the results of a new survey from job site CareerBliss.com that revealed the top ten happiest professions in America. The survey results measured nine factors of workplace happiness, including the individual’s relationship with their boss and…
Single-family housing starts in 2010 totaled 475,000 – a 7 percent increase over 2009 but still substantially below the 1,256,000 average starts per year from 1995 through 2003. .Think the decrease in demand for new home construction has resulted in lower prices for building materials. Think again. Prices for materials…
