Housing Top Challenges for Builders: Building Materials Prices in 2020 & 2021 Building materials prices topped the list of problems builders faced in 2020 and is expected…Karen ZitoFebruary 22, 2021
Housing Rebound for Townhouse Construction According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose…Karen ZitoFebruary 22, 2021
Housing Existing Home Sales Continue to Rise in January Fueled by low mortgage interest rates and strong demand, existing home sales, as reported by…Karen ZitoFebruary 19, 2021
Housing Growth Ahead for New Single-Family Home Size? An expected impact of the virus crisis is a need for more space, as people…Karen ZitoFebruary 19, 2021
Housing Gains for Single-Family Built-for-Rent Construction The number of single-family homes built-for-rent (SFBFR) construction starts posted a year-over-year increase for the…Karen ZitoFebruary 18, 2021
Housing Better Credit Conditions & Rates for Builders at End of 2020 While home buyers were benefitting from low mortgage rates at the end of 2020, builders…Karen ZitoFebruary 18, 2021
Housing Another 861,000 Jobless Claims Filed Weekly initial jobless claims increased for the past two consecutive weeks and reached the highest…Karen ZitoFebruary 18, 2021
Housing Jobless Claims Fall Slightly Weekly initial jobless claims declined slightly in the week ending February 6. Continuing claims, which…Karen ZitoFebruary 11, 2021
Housing Share of Home Buyers Getting Outbid Almost Doubles An earlier post revealed that 69% of buyers who were actively engaged in the process…Karen ZitoFebruary 11, 2021
Housing Energy Prices Push Consumer Prices Higher in January Consumer prices increased in January as energy prices increased. However, “core” consumer prices were unchanged,…Karen ZitoFebruary 10, 2021