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
55+ Market Confidence at Historic High
In Q1, the National Association of Home Builders' single-family 55+ Housing Market Index hit 72, the highest index reading since…
A Winning Model in Puerto Rico
Architect John Marvel earns a Presidential Citation for "outstanding hurricane relief innovations” in San Juan following the devastation of Hurricane Maria
Trades' Tread Support
BFGoodrich has launched its Tradesmen Support Program, offering discounts on tires, among other benefits, to more than 30 million construction industry pros
Market Data + Trends
Single-Family Rental Boom
According to Rick Palacios Jr., director of research for John Burns Real Estate Consulting (JBREC), “The stigma of renting has ... gone away,” and…
Housing Markets
Austin Starting Strong
Housing starts in Austin, Texas were up 7 percent annually in the first quarter of 2019, and grew 22 percent from Q4 2018, per Metrostudy data.
Economics
Economists' Forecast Through 2021
Economists' expectations for the real estate market in 2019 and 2020 are "flat to up," and predict that in 2021, the market will have slower…
Economics
Housing's Share of GDP in Q1
The first estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of 2019 shows that…
Affordability
California Bill Seeks Balance
California Senate Bill 50 aims to ease the state's ongoing…
