4/3 2017

March 2017 Geo Scores and a Closer Look at Housing Prices

2017-10-26T13:27:26-04:00

April 3, 2017

March 2017 Geo Scores and A Closer Look at Housing Prices

This week we bring you the March 2017 DIVER Geo Scores and take a look at housing at the State level. Given some of what we articulate below, expect to see a bit more on housing in the coming month.

DIVER Geo Scores are designed to quickly […]

3/21 2017

Another Kind of March Madness

2017-10-26T13:28:51-04:00

March 21, 2017

Another Kind of March Madness

As March Madness 2017 predictions abounded, so too did predictions about the timing of the next increase in the Fed Funds rate and how many would take place over the course of 2017. The increase in the Fed Funds rate by 25bps on March 15 was of little surprise […]

1/30 2017

Employment and Population: Real or Alternative Facts? You Decide

2017-10-26T13:33:39-04:00

January 30, 2017

Employment and Population: Real or Alternative Facts? You Decide

With so much attention on job growth from both the outgoing and new administrations, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at what the data, through the end of 2016, tells us about the employment situation relative to […]

11/14 2016

Guest Commentary: American County Review

2017-10-26T13:39:32-04:00

This week we are pleased to offer a guest commentary, “Rating the Empire – Five Counties in New York State,” from John McLean at the American County Review (ACRe).  ACRe offers a view on all counties and, in doing so, contemplates economic, demographic and other data.  This approach, similar in some respects to […]