Housing New Home Sales Decline in February After a slight rebound in December and January, the slowing of the pace of new…Karen ZitoMarch 23, 2021
Housing Existing Home Sales Drop to Six-Month Low Amid Low Inventory Following two months of gains, existing home sales, as reported by the National Association of…Karen ZitoMarch 22, 2021
Housing 4Q20 Home Building Geography Index: Diversity Measures The topic of diversity, and its relationship to homeownership and home building, carries significant implications…Karen ZitoMarch 19, 2021
Housing Households Priced Out by Higher Interest Rates New NAHB 2021 Priced-Out Estimates showed that 75.1 million households are not able to afford…Karen ZitoMarch 18, 2021
Housing Second Homes: 15 Percent of New Home Sales Last week’s post reported on first-time home buyers from the February survey for the NAHB/Wells…Karen ZitoMarch 18, 2021
Housing Mortgage Environment Shifts to Higher Mortgage Rates Since the start of 2021, the MBA’s tracked 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate has increased…Karen ZitoMarch 17, 2021
Housing Housing Starts Slow in February Housing production continue to slow in February off strong levels as rising lumber and other…Karen ZitoMarch 17, 2021
Housing Strong Single-Family Permit Gains in January Over the first month of 2021, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD)…Karen ZitoMarch 15, 2021
Housing States and Construction Trades Most Reliant on Immigrant Workers Last week, we published a post highlighting a continuing high reliance of construction on immigrant…Karen ZitoMarch 15, 2021
Housing Record Steel Mill Product Price Increases Add to Lumber Woes, Push Building Materials Higher Prices paid for goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose 1.4% in February (not seasonally…Karen ZitoMarch 12, 2021