The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for August 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,170,000, up 3.5…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for July 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,119,000, down 16.3…
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On June 30, 2015, the Montgomery County Council passed Bill 60-14, which will enable employees county-wide to receive paid sick and safe leave from their employers. The unanimous decision made Montgomery County the first in Maryland, and the 23rd nationwide, to pass such a bill. …
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for June 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,343,000, up 7.4…
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On May 12, 2015, Governor Larry Hogan signed a bill that is aimed at restricting the access that convicted sex offenders will have in childcare facilities and in public and private schools throughout the State of Maryland. Senate Bill 508, which was introduced by a…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for May 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000, up 11.8…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for April 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,143,000, up 10.1…
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As recently reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the construction industry has added 45,000 jobs in the month of April. Along with the job increase, the construction unemployment rate has dropped to 7.5% from the previous month’s rate of 9.4%, as well as…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for March 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,039,000, down 5.7…
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The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for February 2015. According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,092,000, up 3.0…
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