The labor shortage is real. But its impact on real estate will surprise you
The latest jobless numbers show US unemployment is holding steady at a very low 3.6%. In real estate, this situation may offer a slight counter trend to rising rates and inflation
by Jim Dalrymple II Jun 6
Real estate workforce grows twice as fast as other sectors in February
Employers in the real estate sector expanded their workforces by nearly 1% in February, roughly doubling the national job growth pace
by Daniel Houston Mar 4
Jobs report disappoints, but real estate hiring keeps rolling along
Homebuilders and real estate firms posted strong hiring trends even as a federal jobs report came up far short of expectations for November
by Daniel Houston Dec 3
Real-estate hiring outpaces other industries amid stale jobs report
Employers in real estate and residential construction grew workforces by 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Department of Labor survey out Friday
by Daniel Houston Oct 8
https://www.inman.com/2017/12/26/housing-shortage-softening-buyer-demand-in-major-us-metros/
Real estate employment numbers continued to rise in early July, but some segments of the industry grew faster than others
by Daniel Houston Aug 6
The real estate industry added 10,000 jobs in March
The industry saw a healthy increase in jobs in March, following a tougher month of 4,500 job losses. The US as a whole also saw its greatest number of job gains since August
New jobless claims see unexpected rise, surpassing pre-COVID record
Initial jobless claims for the week ending March 27 rose to 719,000, a number that surpassed the pre-coronavirus record, just one week after filings hit a pandemic low
New unemployment claims hit highest level since September
The number of total unemployment claims last week reached 1.1M, an increase of 231,335 from the previous week, according to the US Department of Labor
by Patrick Kearns Jan 14
Another 6.6M filed for unemployment last week
More than 15M Americans have filed for unemployment insurance since states began issuing stay-at-home orders
by Patrick Kearns Apr 9
Inman News quiz, March 27: Think you're on top of the week's stories?
The real estate industry threw some curveballs. Take Inman's real estate news quiz to demonstrate how strong your talking points and cocktail banter are this week
by Inman Mar 27
Mr. Cooper
The figure released Thursday comes on the heels of the US Senate passing expanded unemployment insurance
by Patrick Kearns Mar 26
Agent killed while trying to evict tenants from building he managed
Three arrested in the fatal shooting of David Stokoe, 40
Exceptionally strong jobs report guarantees aggressive rate hikes to come
February marks biggest employment boost since July 2016