Nevada Business Features
Business Indicators
The Nevada and U.S. economies enter 2008 facing the headwinds of the housing slowdown, uncertainties in credit markets, and a general malaise about the future. Though consumer and business..[MORE].
January 2008
Business Indicators
The U.S. and Nevada economies continue adjusting to housing problems. Nationally, housing starts are off 30.8 percent September 2007 from the same month a year earlier. Reno shows a similar sharp..[MORE].
December 2007
Business Indicators
The midyear indicators remain generally positive. To be sure, a number of indicators point to slowing rates of change. And a few, in particular housing, generally show marked weakness..[MORE].
November 2007
Business Indicators
It could not last-and, it did not. The push toward increased home ownership, an admirable objective, came with a host of relaxed credit standards; generally referred to as subprime mortgages...[MORE].
October 2007
Business Indicators
Housing’s rebalancing, as reflected in the sharp decline in permitting activity relative to year-ago levels, has created an economic drag, resulting in more modest change of late. For..[MORE].
September 2007
Business Indicators
Nevada indicators continue to soften, a reflection of rebalancing in housing construction and slower spending for consumer durables. Nevada April taxable sales is down in the short-run (compared..[MORE].
August 2007
Business Indicators
Housing markets continue to realign, both nationally and in the Silver State. Not surprisingly, growth rates for key spending indicators are also down as a result of tightened housing mortgages and..[MORE].
July 2007
Business Indicators
Housing remains to be the weak sector in an otherwise growing economy, both nationally and in Nevada. Those who argued that there would be no slowdown in 2007 are in full retreat. Similarly, those..[MORE].
June 2007
Business Indicators
Some softening is apparent for Las Vegas and Reno in the recent indicators, though overall conditions remain favorable. The number of jobs is down for January 2007 in both Las Vegas and Reno,..[MORE].
May 2007
Business Indicators
Residential housing continues to rebalance. US housing starts are down 18 percent, measured December 2006 to December 2005. Meanwhile, residential permitting in Las Vegas and Reno is down by more..[MORE].
April 2007
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