Housing-related employment -- anemic throughout much of the current expansion -- got a jolt in January. That's unusual, since bad weather tends to make it one of the weaker months for construction hiring. Full article at Bloomberg.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said today that nationwide metropolitan area markets are improving at a constant pace and are nearing normal economic and housing activity. The Association's Leading Market Index (LMI) issued in conjunction with First American