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U.S. Department of Labor Releases Overtime Update Proposal

March 07, 2019
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make more than a million more American workers eligible for overtime. Under currently enforced law, employees with a salar ...
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September Construction Starts Settle Back 5 Percent

October 23, 2018
New construction starts in September fell 5 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $709.6 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The September downturn followed 9 percent d ...
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Multifamily Builder and Developer Confidence Edged Down Slightly in Second Quarter

August 23, 2018
Confidence in the multifamily housing market edged down in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Multifamily Production Index released Aug. 23 by the National Association of Home Builders. The MPI dipped t ...
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New Home Sales Rise 4 Percent in March

April 24, 2018
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 4.0 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000 units after an upwardly revised February report, according to data released April 24 by the U.S. ...
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