On the surface, an increase in GDP therefore means that more goods and services have been produced between one period than another. In the case of annualized GDP, it is compared to the previous year. In 2023, for example, the U.S. GDP grew 2.5 percent compared to 2022. Countries with...
Other takes on the real wage rate might look at the percentage of real to nominal wages or the real vs. nominal wage growth rate.Cost of livingindexes can also provide valuable information on real wage vs. nominal wage rate expectations. These indexes are used to makecost-of-living adjustmen...
John Burn’s Research found the overall trend is a move to the South, where the warmth, sunshine, lower taxes and lower home prices are alluring. Migration out of blue states has picked up and will likely increase in2025. Major Cities with Excellent Potential ...
With the policy of "housing is for living, not for speculation", the continuous housing price hikes in first and second-tier cities could no longer be tolerated by the central government. After the introduction of the restrictions on purchases in large cities, price controls on pre-sale proper...
Dec 27, 2024 via housingwire.comThe United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, attributed to a lack of affordable housing, devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) ...
increase in rental prices in cities already grappling with housing affordability challenges.Much like the case of Uber's impact on urban mobility, Airbnb's rapid growth has caused significant challenges for local governments, demanding comprehensive regulation and a re-evaluation of its functioning at...
In terms of mediators, we use the benchmark interest rate for RMB loans (3 to 5 years) as the proxy variable of the construction cost of the real estate market; the national real estate construction area of China as the proxy variable of the housing supply of the real estate market; and...
as the best long-term investment in 2023, according to Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance survey. That puts real estate ahead of gold (26%), stocks and mutual funds (18%), savings accounts and certificates of deposit (13%), and bonds (7%) as the favored long-term investment...
Foreign buyers are also turning their attention inland, beyond the coasts to highland colonial cities where the year-round climate is temperate and improving transport links and local amenities increase the appeal of these locations. This is driving demand (and raising prices) in lesser-known and ...
John Burn’s Research found the overall trend is a move to the South, where the warmth, sunshine, lower taxes and lower home prices are alluring. Migration out of blue states has picked up and will likely increase in2025. Major Cities with Excellent Potential ...