News release: “Sales of new one-family houses in June 2009 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 384,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 11.0 percent (±13.2%) above the revised May rate of 346,000, but is 21.3 percent (±11.4%) below the June 2008 estimate of 488,000. The median sales price of new houses sold in June 2009 was $206,200; the average sales price was $276,900. The seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of June was 281,000. This represents a supply of 8.8 months at the current sales rate.”
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Daily Archives: July 27, 2009
RealPiont Research Reports Commercial mortgage delinquency up 585%
American City Business Journal: “Delinquencies on commercial mortgage backed securities soared $10 billion in June, hitting a 12-month high of almost $29 billion, according to Realpoint Research. California led the nation with the highest amount of delinquent loans, closely followed by Texas and Florida. The jump in late loans across the country is up an… Continue Reading
Strengthening IMF Surveillance: An Assessment of Recent Reforms
Strengthening IMF Surveillance: An Assessment of Recent Reforms, Robert Lavigne and Lawrence Schembri, Discussion Paper 2009-10, July 2009 “The authors assess the potential impact of recently approved reforms to International Monetary Fund (IMF) surveillance; namely, the “2007 Decision on Bilateral Surveillance Over Members’ Policies” and the “Statement of Surveillance Priorities” (SSP). They conclude that these… Continue Reading
Disability.gov Offers New Social Media Tools on Redesigned Site
News release: “In conjunction with the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. Department of Labor has re-named and re-launched DisabilityInfo.gov as Disability.gov. The site now offers comprehensive information about programs and services to better serve the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities, their family members, veterans, employers, educators, caregivers and… Continue Reading
World Trade Report – Keeping trade open in times of crisis
“In times of economic crisis, governments face pressure to adopt measures which may restrict trade and there are real dangers that such pressures, if not addressed adequately, can lead to a dangerous escalation. Contingency measures can act as a safety valve in such instances and can play an important role in maintaining a rule-based system… Continue Reading
Ten Great E-Gov Web Sites Called Out
GNC.com: “The days of a Web presence being an optional component for agencies are long gone. For most citizens, the primary way of interacting with their government is through Web sites. By and large, agencies have responded to that demand by creating richer, more interactive sites. A lot has changed since Government Computer News created… Continue Reading
WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries 1995 2008
“This updated, third edition of WTO Dispute Settlement: One-Page Case Summaries has been prepared by the Legal Affairs Division of the WTO with special assistance from the Rules Division and the Appellate Body Secretariat. This new edition covers all panel and Appellate Body reports adopted by the WTO Dispute Settlement Body as of 31 December… Continue Reading
WHO Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 4
Follow up to previous postings on H1N1 and swine flu, from the World Health Organization: “The number of human cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 is still increasing substantially in many countries, even in countries that have already been affected for some time. Our understanding of the disease continues to evolve as new countries become affected,… Continue Reading
