Mortgage debt’s share of total GDP experienced frequent growth culminating in the housing bubble peak and consequently, has been on a steep decline since the bubble burst. The good news is decline has been slowing in recent quarters.
Read More »GDP Advances; Housing Share Follows Suit
The third and final estimate for Q1’s GDP went up, and housing’s share of the GDP went up right along with it.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Employment and GDP Under Heavy Scrutiny
The GDP improved somewhat in the second Q1 estimate; will the employment situation released on Friday show enough economic improvement for a June rate hike by the Fed?
Read More »Is Another Recession on the Horizon?
While nearly everyone was expecting weak GDP growth for the first quarter, the advance estimate reported weaker growth than what was expected.
Read More »Economy Receives a Slight Boost—Or Does It?
Residential fixed investment was at its highest level in eight years. How did that figure into the GDP?
Read More »Economic Outlook Remains the Same Despite Slow GDP Growth
GDP growth was modest in the BEA's second Q4 estimate. Will the GDP make a comeback, and what does this all mean for housing?
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will the GDP Bounce Back?
Recent headwinds have been a hot discussion topic among economists in the last couple of months, particularly since GDP growth totaled only 0.7 percent in the first estimate for Q4. Will the rate of GDP growth rise or fall in the second Q4 estimate?
Read More »Contrasting Economic Metrics: GDP and Employment Growth
The number of jobs has been rising in the last two years while GDP growth has largely been a disappointment. What does this mean for the U.S. economy?
Read More »GDP Growth Stalls; What’s Next?
Is the slowdown temporary or is the economy headed for trouble?
Read More »GDP Growth Rate Expands in Second Q3 Estimate as U.S. Awaits Fed Liftoff
Is the increase in the rate of GDP growth another sign of the economic growth the Fed is looking for in order to raise rates at their December meeting?
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