With sales already slipping off highs from earlier in the pandemic, a survey of builders released Tuesday by the National Association of Home Builders suggests the bleeding may have just begun. Continue reading
Builder confidence in the newly built single-family home market fell three more points in September, to a score of 46 on the Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, according to data released Monday. Continue reading
The phrase “housing recession” has exploded in popularity, according to an analysis of search terms. But pinning down what it means and where it originated is surprisingly difficult, experts told Inman. Continue reading
New residential construction dipped in June, with building permits, housing starts and housing completions ticking down modestly, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Continue reading
Housing starts clocked in at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,549,000, a 14.4 percent decline from revised April levels, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
Homebuilder confidence fell 2 points in June to 67, marking the lowest reading since June 2020, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Continue reading
Builder confidence dropped two points to 77 as builders contend with rising interest rates and costs, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Monday. Continue reading
The steady increase has occurred despite widespread supply shortages, tight labor markets, rising inflation and the volatile cost of wood, according to National Association of Home Builders. Continue reading
Prices for softwood lumber and some other building materials ease, but workers remain in short supply, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Continue reading
A coalition of real estate and banking trade groups is calling on Congress to help banks with liquidity as they allow homeowners to forbear their mortgage payments. Continue reading