Housing Personal Income Up by Record 21.1% in March The most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that personal…Karen ZitoApril 30, 2021
Housing More Buyers Expect House Search Will Get Easier in Months Ahead In the first quarter of 2021, more prospective home buyers (33%) expect that finding the…Karen ZitoApril 30, 2021
Housing Strong Gain for Consumption in the First Quarter of 2021 In the first quarter of 2021, real GDP surged and approached its pre-pandemic level as…Karen ZitoApril 29, 2021
Housing Housing Share of GDP: 17.6% at Start of 2021 Thanks to a surge in residential investment during 2020, housing’s share of GDP has returned…Karen ZitoApril 29, 2021
Housing Higher Lumber Costs Add More Than $35K to New Home Prices, $119 to Monthly Rent According to NAHB’s latest estimates, rising softwood lumber prices over the last 12 months have…Karen ZitoApril 28, 2021
Housing Employment Situation in March: State-Level Analysis Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 49 states and the District of Columbia in March compared…Karen ZitoApril 19, 2021
Housing Buyers Have Diverse Preferences for the Home’s Exterior Design A new question introduced to the 2021 Edition of What Home Buyers Really Want* showed…Karen ZitoApril 12, 2021
Housing Building Materials Prices Rise Across the Board in March Prices paid for goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose 2.4% in March (not seasonally…Karen ZitoApril 9, 2021
Housing Remodeler Confidence Up Strongly Year over Year Remodeler confidence was up strongly on a year-over-year basis, according to the Remodeling Market Index…Karen ZitoApril 8, 2021
Housing Private Residential Spending Dips Slightly in February NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending fell…Karen ZitoApril 5, 2021