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
Housing Confidence in Remodeling is Strong Despite COVID-19 The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of…Karen ZitoJanuary 21, 2021
Housing Builder Confidence Down on Rising Material Prices, Upsurge in COVID-19 Cases Rising material costs led by a huge upsurge in lumber prices, along with a resurgence…Karen ZitoJanuary 20, 2021
Housing U.S. Population Growth Slows: Many States See Decline According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Annual Resident Population of the United States as…Karen ZitoJanuary 18, 2021
Housing Led by Lumber, Building Materials Prices Climb 5.4% in 2020 Prices paid for goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose 0.7% in December (not seasonally…Karen ZitoJanuary 15, 2021
Housing Operation Costs per Dollar Value Lower for New Homes New NAHB research based on the latest 2019 American Housing Survey (AHS) shows that, on…Karen ZitoJanuary 15, 2021