Housing Households’ Balance Sheets: Q4 2020 According to the Federal Reserve Flow of Funds report, as of the fourth quarter of…Karen ZitoMarch 12, 2021
Housing Jump in Construction Job Openings in January Job openings in construction increased in January to the highest count since the Fall of…Karen ZitoMarch 11, 2021
Housing Global Exports of U.S.-Grade Framing Lumber The United States consumed roughly 47 billion board feet of softwood lumber in 2019, 30.8%…Karen ZitoMarch 11, 2021
Housing First-time Buyers Comprise 43 Percent of New Home Market According to the February survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), first-time home…Karen ZitoMarch 10, 2021
Housing Immigrants in Construction: Rising Numbers, Falling Share According to the most recent American Community Survey (ACS), the number of immigrant workers in…Karen ZitoMarch 8, 2021
Housing Residential Construction Employment Remains Unchanged in February Total payroll employment rose by 379,000 and the unemployment rate declined to 6.2% in February.…Karen ZitoMarch 5, 2021
Housing Nearly 90 Percent of Builders Have Trouble Getting Appliances In the survey results described in one of last week’s posts, prices of building material…Karen ZitoMarch 3, 2021
Housing MBA Data Indicates Slow Decline for Past Due Loan Share According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) 2020 fourth quarter National Delinquency Survey (NDS), on…Karen ZitoMarch 3, 2021
Housing Private Residential Spending Hits Record High NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending rose…Karen ZitoMarch 2, 2021
Housing NAHB 4th Quarter HBGI: Suburban Shift for Construction in 2020 The suburban shift in home building to meet growing buyer preferences for lower density, lower…Karen ZitoMarch 2, 2021