Americans finally waking up to how great the economy is
Consumer confidence surges in December to 110.7 , up from a downwardly revised 101.0 in November.
Present Situation Index—rose to 148.5 from 136.5 last month based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions
Expectations Index——leapt to 85.6 in December, up from its downwardly revised reading of 77.4 in November. based on consumers’ short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions
Builder confidence rose in December for the first time in five months as mortgage rates fell roughly 50 basis points over the past month, which pushed the NAHB monthly confidence index up 3 points to 37 in December,
New home construction rose 14.8% in November as builders saw strong home-buying demand, housing starts rose to 1.56 million annual pace from 1.36 million in November