KQED Nightly Business Report February 21, 2013
Reporter overall, homes sales are up more than 10 over last year. And builders are picking up the pace. They are now on track to build around 900,000 homes this year, but by the end of the year, the National Association of realtors expects the pace to pick up to an annual rate of 1. 1 million starts. Thats great, but keep in mind a normal year for Home Construction is closer to 1. 8 million. The outlook for apartments and other multifamily construction is also good, even though those starts dropped last month. Rents rose 4. 5 last year and researchers at zillow expect a similar increase this y...