What Does It Cost to Build a Single-Family Home?
A closer look at the itemized costs in each stage of construction for a single-family home
A Look at the Boom in Home Builder Stocks During 2023
In 2023, stocks for the 10 biggest U.S. home builders outperformed the S&P 500. What does that say about the housing market?
Housing Demand Could Rebound in 2024 as Mortgage Rates Ease
The Mortgage Bankers Association predicts lower mortgage rates could bring homebuyers back into the market in 2024
The Federal Reserve Tightens Its Grip on the US Housing Market
Mortgage rates just surpassed a 23-year high, and experts say more rate hikes are on the horizon
Why Does the Housing Market Feel Like It's 1996?
The number of mortgage applications is currently at levels not seen since the mid-'90s
High Monthly Housing Expenses Are a Cause for Pause
With high median monthly mortgage payments, prospective buyers and sellers aren't too eager to jump into the for-sale market
Miller and Smith: Enduring Appeal
Miller and Smith celebrates 50 years of building homes in the Washington, D.C., suburbs.
Home Builders: Building and Finance
In some markets, banks are becoming more aggressive with construction loans and are even financing land development
Home Building: The Numbers Tell a Story
To maintain current profitability, builders must work on their cost of sales and especially direct construction costs to improve gross profits.
Century Communities Launches IPO
Century Communities, Greenwood Village, Colo., becomes the seventh home builder to go public since January 2013 with its common stock listing on the NYSE.
Business Management
Overdue Diligence, Part II: The Builders Speak
Builders respond to Scott Sedam's model detailing all of the critical factors that determine a company's ultimate profitability
Double Digit Growth in Remodeling Spending Expected Through Mid-Year
Gains in annual home improvement spending projected for the first half of the year should moderate some to just under 10 percent by the third quarter.
Business Management
Overdue Diligence, Part I
An alternative look at land, project, and builder valuation
The New Home Company is on the IPO road again
The New Home Company renewed its bid to go public by filing an S-1 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A company manager confirmed that the builder is in the SEC’s mandated quiet period.
Fending Off Goliaths—Whether Bankers, Creditors, or Partners That Turned on You
How to address inherent risks in the home building industry that affect basic wealth protection
