Housing starts increased 3.9 percent between June and July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.45 million units, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
Homebuyers have been holding out for a 5.5 percent rate, Maegan Sherlock told Intel. It may take a while for them to adjust their expectations. Continue reading
The founder of the HomesUSA platform tells Intel how he became the nation’s highest-volume broker — and what metrics he tracks each month. Continue reading
Despite economic turmoil, investors large and small are still a force to be reckoned with in the housing market. Intel broke down the cities they’ve soured on — and the ones they just can’t quit. Continue reading
Era Ventures led the funding round for New York-based Welcome Homes, an online home construction platform that elevates the design and buy process of new property construction. Continue reading
Alternative homebuilding remains a small section of the market, but everything from cost challenges to worker shortages within the traditional model suggest there’s ample room for automation technologies to change how homes are built. Continue reading
Builders have seen cancellation rates spike this year as buyers now struggle to afford the homes they signed up for months ago, according to data from John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Continue reading
Lumber futures were trading at $454 per thousand board feet Monday after ascending to $539 per thousand board feet the week earlier, according to numbers tracked at Nasdaq.com. Continue reading
Single-family projects took yet another beating in September, declining nearly 5 percent from the previous month and 18 percent year over year, according to data released Wednesday from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
The number of new construction projects for single family homes dropped by 10 percent in July, the steepest decline of the year, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading