Industry News Housing Affordability Down Due to Economic Losses Stemming from COVID-19 Pandemic Surging job losses in March stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to a decline in…Karen ZitoMay 7, 2020
Housing Mortgage Applications Increase, Rates Decline In the latest Mortgage Bankers Association Weekly Application Survey, the benchmark Market Composite Index increased…Karen ZitoMay 6, 2020
Housing Time Spent Searching for a Home Continues to Rise Of the 10% of American adults considering a home purchase in the first quarter of…Karen ZitoMay 6, 2020
Housing One Public School Child for Every Three Homes Public education accounts for almost 40% of local government direct expenditures per housing unit, based…Karen ZitoMay 5, 2020
Housing Minority Homeownership Rate Jumps in First Quarter Data released by the Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS) show that the…Karen ZitoMay 4, 2020
Industry News NAHB to Host Free Virtual Event ‘Remodelers REBOOT: From the Couch’ NAHB’s dynamic virtual event “Remodelers REBOOT: From the Couch,” hosted by industry veteran Vince Butler,…Karen ZitoMay 4, 2020
Housing Affordability Expectations Show No Improvement among Home Buyers While home buyers report slightly more optimistic expectations for future housing availability (see earlier post)…Karen ZitoMay 4, 2020
Industry News What You Need to Know about COVID-19 Multifamily Mortgage Financing and Forbearance In partnership with the Mortgage Bankers Association, NAHB is presenting a webinar for NAHB members…Karen ZitoMay 1, 2020
Housing Private Residential Spending Rises in March NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending stood…Karen ZitoMay 1, 2020
Industry News IRS: Expenses Paid with Forgiven PPP Loans are Not Tax Deductible The Internal Revenue Service on April 30 issued guidance that states that employers who received…Karen ZitoMay 1, 2020