Business is booming in the U.S. construction industry, as spending rolls towards a staggering $1 trillion volume in 2015. This will mark the best year for construction volume since 2007, prior to the beginning of the Great Recession. Last year at this time, the construction spending was less than impressive,…
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Housing Market Recovery Ignores a Few Key Demographics
The housing market seems to have recovered since the recession — homes are selling faster and for more money than even a year ago. However, a new report compiled by scholars from top universities has revealed that the widely-publicized housing recovery hasn’t affected neighborhoods of color or working-class households.The report,…