Data Show New-Home Construction Starts Slowed at the End of 2023
Despite falling mortgage rates and a continuing shortage of housing inventory, the annual pace of new-home construction slowed in December
Top 10 Metros for New Homes in 2024
Punta Gorda, Fla., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., top the list of places where new-home construction is booming
US Housing Starts See Unexpected Surge in November
Census Bureau data show new-home construction was up 14.8% in November, suggesting the housing crunch may be easing
Exurban Areas Saw Most Growth in New Construction During Q3
NAHB's latest Home Building Geography Index shows exurban areas had the largest increase in market share for both single-family and multifamily construction
Pennsylvania Allocates $98M to Tackle Affordable Housing Shortage
The state of Pennsylvania has allocated the funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to produce more affordable housing units
San Francisco Complex Offers 200 Housing Units Plus Support Services
San Francisco's City Gardens affordable housing complex offers on-site social services for families transitioning from being unhoused
Possible Demographic Headwinds in For-Sale Market
A new real estate study finds that new household demographics are…
This Week's Codes and Standards, March 18
Codes organizations to develop new guidelines for shipping containers as building components, free rooftop solar panels to qualifying NOLA residents, Lower Manhattan's coming streetscape transformation pilot program report, NYC's modular construction affordable housing project
Builders
Q+A: NAHB's New Chairman
Greg Ugalde, president of Connecticut-based builder T&M Building Co. and new chairman of…
Report: 'Improving America's Housing'
The latest annual report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University covers the state of the U.S.…
Nonmetro Housing Starts
New analysis tracks housing starts in nonmetropolitan areas. From 2011 to 2017,…
This Week's Codes and Standards, March 4
Statewide rent control in Oregon, bills that would keep design out of the hands of cities and counties, flame retardant-free building insulation in California, construction wage theft violations, and the impact of persistent flooding in coastal cities
