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CLN News Stories
Looking For A Vital Sign In
Contractor Accounts: The
Receivables/Payables Ratio
Remodeling Activity Reaches Record High
Real Estate Outlook: Will 2012 See Improvement?
Granite Loan Management Announces New Hires
Construction-at-a-Glance
| 4th Quarter 2011 | October 10 |
October 11 |
| Total Monthly Housing Starts | 539 |
628 |
| One Unit | 434 |
430 |
| Multifamily | 105 |
198 |
| YTD Permits-Single Family* | 387 |
354 |
| YTD Permits-Multifamily* | 124 |
157 |
| Monthly New Home Sales* | 282 |
307 |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.7% |
9.0% |
| *Thousands of Units |
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Upcoming Events
Georgia Lender's Quality Circle: Southeastern Small Business Lenders Conference 2012 (SESBLC)
February 5-7, 2012, Greensboro, GA
MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo 2012 February 5-8, 2012, Atlanta, GA
California Bankers Association (CBA) 25th Annual Lenders Conference
March 18-21, 2012, Rancho Mirage, CA