Single-Family Rental Sector Gains Exceed Expectations
Single-family rental demand nationwide surpassed the historical average in July, with some markets…
Single-Family Built-for-Rent Projects Continue to Increase
As demand for single-family homes continues but affordability challenges emerge, developers and…
Home Price Growth Has Relaxed—Here's Why
Intense home price growth has begun to show signs of slowing down, but Realtor.com says it’s not…
Comparing New Age-Restricted Homes to New Single-Family Homes
There were 28,000 single-family homes built in age-restricted communities last year, rebounding…
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4 Diverse Live/Work Designs
Four home designs that offer a diverse range of solutions for live/work developments, from large projects with dedicated street-level work spaces to single-family and duplex concepts that respond to current work-at-home opportunities.
Market Data + Trends
Inventory Shortage, Rising Prices Affect Luxury Market
The luxury home market has experienced the same buying frenzy seen in the middle and lower ends of the market, resulting in rising home prices and…
Built for Rent
Do It Right: Single-Family Built-for-Rent
AHV Communities practically invented the business model for single-family built-for-rent communities, and on this installment of HorizonTV,…
Construction
Starter Home Inventory at Five-Decade Low
There were 418,000 new starter homes constructed in the late 1970s, but there were just 65,000 starter homes completed in 2020. Freddie Mac…
Construction
Home Building Grew at the Fastest Rate in 7 Years in 2020
New single-family home construction increased by 12% in 2020 from the previous year, marking the most rapid growth rate since 2013. There were 993…
Construction
Home Builders Ramped Up, Shortening Construction Time by 10 Days
The housing market needs homes fast and builders delivered, bringing home construction times down by 10 days in 2020 The Census Bureau’s 2020…
Built for Rent
Investors Plan to Spend $1 Billion on Single-Family Rentals
For tenants wanting all the perks of a single-family home without the responsibility or cash needed to own one, single-family rentals are the…
Construction
Single-Family Permits Issued Most in Southern States
Compared to the number of active listings, there are 680,000 fewer homes for sale across the country, according to the National Association of…
New-Home Sales
Housing Stock Just Keeps Getting Older—What it Means for New Homes
The slow increase in the median age of housing stock in the U.S. points toward an increase in remodeling. The median age of a home in the U.S.…
Construction
New Construction in Low-Density Areas Posts Strongest Pace
New-home construction boomed in small metropolitan and more rural areas during the first quarter of 2021. The National Association of Home…
