by Ana Lucia Murillo | May 23, 2020 | Economy, Featured
Construction in the US has been booming in recent years, spurred on by a healthy economy. But the coronavirus pandemic has caused a significant number of construction projects to be put on pause or cancelled altogether, an example of how the recession promises to...
by Ana Lucia Murillo | Apr 28, 2020 | Economy, Housing
The S&P/Case-Shiller Index will be released this morning with the details on home price growth in 20 cities for the month of February. Home prices have been increasing steadily for years and are at an all-time high, a sign that the housing market is strong. Yet...
by Ana Lucia Murillo | Apr 6, 2020 | Economy, Housing
Home prices rose sharply yet again in January, although they may not stay that way for much longer, as the effects of coronavirus reverberate throughout the global economy. The national home price index shows a 3.9% annual gain during the first month of this year, up...
by Ana Lucia Murillo | Mar 15, 2020 | Featured, Jobs
In most ways, the training sessions offered by the Arizona Department of Transportation earlier this year looked like any other construction-industry training course. Courses covered how to interpret construction plans and other work readiness skills. Participants...
by Ana Lucia Murillo | Mar 8, 2020 | Economy, Housing
Home prices rose again in December, a sign that the housing market could be a major driver of economic growth in 2020. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index rose 3.8% in December from a year ago, up from a 3.5% increase in November, according to...