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Builders’ confidence in the market for new single-family homes increased as the National Association of Home Builders' housing market index climbed to 74 in December.

The New York region's service sector activity "continued to grow at a healthy pace," according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's December Business Leaders Survey.

The future accessibility of private activity bonds and stadium bonds is the massive tax bill's gift to the municipal market this holiday season. However, the bill also brings coal in the form of a year-end halt to advance refundings and a drop in the corporate tax rate.

Concerned about the tax bill before Congress, the private passenger train owners want to issue bonds by Dec. 31.

As the exact language of the final tax legislation looms, municipal market participants eager wait to see how it pertains to private activity bonds, there will be $11 billion of issuance awaits as issuers make one final push.

Bond analysts and Puerto Rico political leaders were voicing concern Friday over a new tax on territories reportedly included in the Republican federal tax bill.

Portland, Ore., will use proceeds from the city's $258 million housing bond to build affordable apartments on a Southeast Portland property formerly home to a strip club.

After venting frustration over services that are not planned for ProMedica's new hospital in Adrian Township, Lenawee County commissioners Wednesday approved issuing bonds to finance the hospital's construction.

Cybersecurity is among the city's latest challenges, said James Patchett, CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corp.

The Illinois State University board of trustees will have a special meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday to speed up issuance of revenue bonds ahead of possible changes in the federal tax code.