The Pending home sales recorded a 2.6% decline in November, being that the expectation was that the October figures will be repeated. In turn, in October the 1.1% drop was revised to a 0.9% drop. Compared to a year ago, sales rose 16.4%. The Chicago PMI index had previously been published, which showed an unexpected […]
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S & P / Case-Shiller Home Price Index rises 7.9% in October, beating expectations
He S & P / Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed a rise of 7.9% in October compared to a year ago, surpassing 6.9% of the market consensus. Last month there was a 6.6% advance. The monthly rise was 1.6%. The data had no impact on the market. The limited week and low volume are favoring […]
Christmas in the dark in Catalonia paid for electricity blackouts
At the gates of a block without light in Sabadell, a young man shows a neighbor how a battery-operated lamp works. Any gadget that lights up is listed in the building, where they go for the sixth consecutive week in the dark. “I have the floor full of candles. I’m afraid that there is a […]
November new home sales post their biggest drop since March
New home sales in the United States fell 11% last November, notably worsening the expected 0.3% decline. In October, the drop in the indicator has been revised to 2.1% from the 0.3% decrease announced a month ago. November is the second consecutive monthly drop for the indicator, and its biggest setback since last March, when […]
The Generalitat demands money from Pedro Sánchez for the stigmatized neighborhood of La Mina in Barcelona
The Generalitat tries to get the Executive of Pedro Sánchez to invest to unblock the operation to relocate dozens of residents of La Mina and demolish the most ramshackle block in the neighborhood, in the humble suburbs of Barcelona. The plan to demolish the building of the Venus street and displacing its inhabitants is budgeted […]
Existing Home Sales Drop 2.5% in November, More Than Expected
The Existing home sales in November totaled 6.69 million (annual) in the United States. This represented a 2.5% drop compared to the previous month, and it was less than the 6.7 million expected by the market consensus. At the same moment the Richmond Fed index, of December, which registered an advance from 15 to 19. […]
Torres (BBVA): “European recovery funds must reach SMEs, the self-employed and families”
The president of BBVA, Carlos Torres, believes that the role of banks in the management of European funds would be crucial for the money to reach small companies and families, preventing it from being distributed only between infrastructure and environment megaprojects concentrated in large multinationals. The Madrid banker focuses specifically on the renovation of homes. […]
Home starts and building permits rise more than expected in November
US real estate data for November showed better-than-expected numbers. The housing beginnings they increased by 1.2% to 1,547 million (annually) above the expected 1,53 million. Regarding the building permits, they registered a rise of 6.2% in November to 1,639 million, higher than the 1.55 million of the market consensus. At the same time, there was […]
Precariousness, agglomeration and hope in Florida
In Florida, cradle of international footballers like Jordi Alba and Adama Traoré, the current maximum reference is a Catalan boy of Moroccan descent who has become the voice of the street after having entered and left juvenile centers. At 21, the rapper Morad has put the Blocks of Florida, an iconic place in the most […]
They ask for greater public investment in rural areas due to the urban exodus generated by the coronavirus
The growing migration from cities to rural areas and second homes as a result of the coronavirus crisis should prompt administrations to â € Ëœmobilizeâ € â„¢ urban planning to respond in real time to the new needs generated by the urban exodus. This is the main conclusion reached by experts in the field of […]
