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Index: Manufacturing in Southeast down; Miss. on bottom

MBJ Staff — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:47:10 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Manufacturing activity in the Southeast slipped during May, but manufacturers maintained their workforce with some additional hiring despite decreases in new orders, production and finished inventory, according to the Southeast’s Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report released by Kennesaw State University’s Econometric Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. “All six [...]

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FNC index: Housing sees 13th consecutive price increase

MBJ Staff — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:25 +0000

OXFORD — The latest FNC Residential Price Index (RPI) shows the U.S. housing market continued to recover, recording in March the 13th consecutive price increase. In recent months, the ongoing housing recovery has maintained its pace with steady and persistent gains in home prices despite signs of continued job market weakness and soft economic growth, [...]

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FNC index shows U.S. home prices still rising

MBJ Staff — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:50:13 +0000

OXFORD — The latest FNC Residential Price Index (RPI) shows continuing momentum in the U.S. housing market with home prices rising to a two-year high in December. Despite an unexpected deceleration in economic growth, the ongoing housing recovery has maintained its pace with steady gains in home prices, sending the index up 5.4 percent year [...]

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FNC index shows continuing rise in U.S. home prices

MBJ Staff — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:36:42 +0000

OXFORD — The latest FNC Residential Price Index (RPI) shows that the recovery of U.S. property values has continued through November — the ninth consecutive month of price gains driven largely by rising homes sales and moderate economic growth. An imbalance between rising demand and limited supply continues to be an important factor for sustained [...]

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FNC index shows improving U.S. property values

MBJ Staff — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:08:50 +0000

OXFORD — U.S. property values continue to show signs of improvement, in line with indications of continued expansion in economic activity and better employment rates in recent months, according to FNC’s latest Residential Price Index (RPI). Favorable developments in the housing sector, including declining foreclosure activities and rising home sales, have contributed to the continued [...]

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FNC index shows U.S. home prices still on the rise

MBJ Staff — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:23:14 +0000

OXFORD — FNC’s latest Residential Price Index (RPI) indicates U.S. property values continue to rise. Home prices reached a 20-month high following a “robust” spring/summer home-buying season, FNC reports. In August, home prices rose for the sixth consecutive month, consistent with signs of strengthening market conditions that are led by rising existing-home sales and declining [...]

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FNC: U.S. home prices up year-over-year for first time since bust

MBJ Staff — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:14:14 +0000

OXFORD — FNC’s latest Residential Price Index (RPI) indicates U.S. residential property values continue to climb, capturing a fifth consecutive monthly gain as the result of rising demand. More notably the index shows that for the first time since the housing market collapsed in 2007, home prices are beginning to recover on a year-over-year basis, [...]

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