by Emma Ferrara | May 4, 2026 | Economy
Sales of new homes are expected to have increased in February and March, when winter weather was receding, according to the new residential sales report to be released Tuesday. But these positive numbers will likely be short-lived as consumers adjust to the effects of...
by Emma Ferrara | Apr 11, 2026 | Economy
For a Rust Belt City down on its luck, new industry seems like the ideal antidote. So when Micron announced its plans to invest $100 billion in a new semiconductor plant in Syracuse, NY, the proposal was met with overwhelming support from lawmakers and business...
by Emma Ferrara | Mar 22, 2026 | Economy
New home sales hit a three-year low in January, exposing the fragility of the housing market amid wintery storms and political conflict. The New Residential Sales report released Thursday calculated that buyers purchased homes at an annual rate of 587,000 new homes –...
by Emma Ferrara | Feb 23, 2026 | Housing
Newly constructed homes are selling at the highest rates since the pandemic, but affordability remains a problem. In December homebuyers purchased new homes at an annual rate of 745,000, the Census Bureau reported on Friday. This was a small drop from November’s...
