Apr 26th 2010 4:40PM
What's the first phrase that "New Hampshire" brings to mind? Do you think "town hall meeting," "tax-free liquor" or "outer Boston suburb"? You'd get, at most, partial credit for any of those answers. But if you say "first state in the union to get real about housing for working people," you'd be in a smart position to... Continue Reading »
Apr 20th 2010 5:30PM
It was a year ago in April that Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke declared he detected the "green shoots" of an economic recovery. But 12 months later, a lot of homeowners are left wondering why a significant housing recovery never seemed to blossom. Well, this spring, the green shoots are back. But this time, they're... Continue Reading »
Dec 16th 2009 3:45PM
More green shoots for the housing markets: Builders started digging the foundations of new homes in November at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 574,000 per year, according to the U.S. Census. That's up 9 percent from the annualized rate of 527,000 starts for October, a slow and unusually rainy month, and closer to... Continue Reading »
