Housing New Home Prices Squeeze Buyers Out at the Low End Recent Census data, combined with NAHB survey results, illustrate the way in which home buyers…Karen ZitoJune 25, 2021
Housing Home Building Construction Times Accelerated in 2020 The 2020 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that the average completion…Karen ZitoJune 25, 2021
Housing Employment Situation in May: State-Level Analysis Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 33 states and the District of Columbia in May compared…Karen ZitoJune 24, 2021
Housing Half of New Single-Family Homes: Single-Story in 2020 Information obtained from the US Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) and tabulated by NAHB,…Karen ZitoJune 23, 2021
Housing Supply Constraints Hold Back May New Home Sales After notable and expected downward revisions for prior months, May recorded a decline of 5.9%…Karen ZitoJune 23, 2021
Housing Buyers Insist on Both a Shower & Tub in the Primary Bath Last Thursday’s post reported on home buyer preferences for kitchen features, from NAHB’s recent study…Karen ZitoJune 21, 2021
Housing Q1 2021 HBGI: Home Building and Commuting In addition to its analysis on areas with the longest commuting times, the Q1 2021…Karen ZitoJune 18, 2021
Housing Prices of Residential Construction Inputs Up 23% Year-Over-Year Prices paid for goods used in residential construction ex-energy rose 3.6% in May (not seasonally…Karen ZitoJune 17, 2021
Housing NAHB Study Finds Double Sinks & Pantries the Most Popular Kitchen Features In the recent NAHB study, What Home Buyers Really Want, 2021 Edition, side-by-side double sinks…Karen ZitoJune 17, 2021
Housing Purchase Mortgages Show Year-over-Year Decline After three straight weeks of declines, mortgage activity in the latest week rebounded, as shown…Karen ZitoJune 16, 2021