Housing Jobless Claims Trend Down Weekly initial jobless claims declined slightly to 847,000 in the week ending January 23. Continuing…Karen ZitoJanuary 29, 2021
Housing Gains for Housing Share of GDP Housing has staged a dramatic turnaround since the Spring of 2020. Due to low mortgage…Karen ZitoJanuary 28, 2021
Housing U.S. GDP Expanded in the Fourth Quarter The U.S. economy continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2020 but was remained…Karen ZitoJanuary 28, 2021
Housing Steady New Home Sales at End of 2020 After a surge in the pace of new home sales in the middle of the…Karen ZitoJanuary 28, 2021
Housing Top Ten Builder Share Tops 30 Percent in 2019 for Second Year in a Row The top 10 builders captured 30.4% of new single-family home closings in 2019, according to…Karen ZitoJanuary 25, 2021
Housing The Missing Middle: A Solution for Adding More Housing In many communities, 2-4 unit multifamily housing (structures with two, three or four units) is…Karen ZitoJanuary 25, 2021
Housing AD&C Loan Volume Fell Back in Third Quarter Continuing a period of weakness that began at the end of 2019, the volume of…Karen ZitoJanuary 25, 2021
Housing Existing Home Sales Reached 14-year High in 2020 As demand continues to be driven by low mortgage rates and a suburban shift for…Karen ZitoJanuary 22, 2021
Housing How Affordable is the New Home Premium? Earlier we published a post highlighting lower operating costs per dollar value for new homes.…Karen ZitoJanuary 22, 2021
Housing Housing Starts Ends 2020 Strong Total housing starts posted a 5.8 percent increase in December (1.67 million units) compared to…Karen ZitoJanuary 21, 2021