by Michael Pakko | Nov 20, 2013
The residential real estate market is experiencing its typical autumn slowdown, but the notable recovery of home sales in 2013 continues. New data from the Arkansas Realtors® Association reported another strong month, with October home sales up 13.9% the previous...
by Michael Pakko | Nov 1, 2013
The Arkansas Realtors® Association reported another strong month of home sales: Total sales in September were up 18.4% compared to a year earlier. As is typical for September, sales volume was down from the peak summer months, but this was the highest total for...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 25, 2013
Arkansas personal income increased by 0.6% in the second quarter, compared to a 1.0% increase in the U.S. data. Compared to a year earlier, Arkansas personal income was up 2.1%. Nationwide, the four-quarter increase was 2.6%. The most recent report also incorporated...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 22, 2013
Catching up from the federal government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released August unemployment rates for the nation’s Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) yesterday. The data were originally scheduled to come out on October 2. For...
by Michael Pakko | Oct 8, 2013
The August report from the Arkansas Realtors® Association (ARA) confirms that residential real estate markets in Arkansas are finally recovering from the recession/housing-crash. And the recovery is substantial: Sales for August were up 24% compared to August...
