by Eliana Perez | May 31, 2018 | Economy, Jobs, Newest
Sharlene Morales felt guilty being in her Florida hotel. There, she had water, light, and air conditioning. In Puerto Rico, her husband and child had limited access to clean water, the light posts were on the ground, and there were mile-long lines for gasoline in the...
by Eliana Perez | Apr 23, 2018 | Economy, Housing
Tuesday’s Case-Shiller Indices report will focus on home prices for February 2018. Economists echo that prices will remain in the 6 percent growth rate, though estimates range from 6.1 percent, a .03 percent point drop from January 2018, to 6.5 percent, particularly...
by Eliana Perez | Apr 9, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest
House remains in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria. Photo: Vanessa Colón Almenas When Miried González-Ramírez and her son left Puerto Rico for Florida in October, they left behind the dangers of the storm-ravaged island only to discover another problem:...
by Eliana Perez | Apr 5, 2018 | Economy, Housing, Newest
The latest report on housing in big cities released for the start of 2018 showed a continued increase in United States home prices in January. Known as the 20-City Case-Shiller Indices, the report posted an increase from 6.3 percent in December 2017 to 6.4 percent in...
by Eliana Perez | Mar 14, 2018 | Economy, Housing
High demand and a low supply of new and previously-owned houses continued the rise of home prices into the end of last year. U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in December from a year earlier, up from 6.1 percent in November, according to the S&P CoreLogic...
