Job creation, mild weather, rising rents and increased household formation contributed to the sales gains, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist of the Realtors group.
Of course, Mr. Batten's best investment was the creation of the Weather Channel in 1982.
The Breeders, early Creation signings The Weather Prophets and the wonderfully named Bourbonese Quark, are all in session.
But it was entirely a creation of the Weather Channel — which, as the New York Times reported, has been giving names to many storms this winter.
Case in point, we attended Coach's Fall 2015 show on Thursday during New York Fashion Week and were blown away by British designer Stuart Vevers' cold weather creations for the company.
On Friday visitors can vote for their favorite creation, and every day, weather permitting, children can play on a walrus-theme ice throne and zip down a 25-foot-long ice slide among sculptures of sea turtles, sharks and sea lions.
The 52 Places Traveler found stunning creations born of frigid weather now threatened by climate change.
Virginia also issued an executive order last month detailing steps to address extreme weather, including the creation of a Coastal Resilience Master Plan to protect private property and critical public assets, using nature-based infrastructure whenever possible.
Their Windchimes creation is more of a weather station than a phone booth.
Economists said that job creation should climb when the weather warms up as businesses try to make up for a slowdown during a harsh winter.
