The National Association of Realtors has reported that total existing-home sales, which includes single-family homes, condominiums, co-op and townhouses increased […]
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Housing Affordability Negatively Impacting Job Growth
Metro areas where housing affordability has declined over the last five years have seen a similar decline in job growth […]
Custom Home Building Annual Share Declines
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), reports that the custom home share declined to 19.5% of all single-family homes started […]
Home Buying Trends Presents Mixed Bag in 4th Qtr., of 2019.
The recent Housing Trends Report from the NAHB’ indicates that buyers who are considering purchasing a home in the next […]
Year-over-Year Decline in Construction Job Openings
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLT) indicates that construction job openings posted […]
Housing Starts Jump 16.9% in December
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that privately-owned housing starts in December were at a SAAR of 1,608,000. This is 16.9% […]
U.S. Consumer Prices Rise Moderately in December
The U.S. Department of Labor Department reports that its Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2% in December, after climbing 0.3% […]
Builders Confidence Drops Slightly in January but Remains High
The latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) indicates that builder confidence in the market for […]
Building Materials Price Growth Slowest Since 2015
According to the Bureau of Statistics December Producer Price Index (PPI) the prices paid for materials used in residential construction […]
Number of Bedrooms in New Single-Family Homes Continues to Decline
The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction’s (SOC) estimate of the number of bedrooms in new single-family homes has shown […]