The slight monthly boost comes as builders continue to face cooled buyer demand in response to elevated mortgage rates and high home prices. Housing starts and completions are not on track to meet national inventory needs this year with builder sentime… Continue reading
Negative homebuyer and homebuilder sentiment matched with growing economic uncertainty to stifle new construction in June, with single-family permits, starts and completions taking the biggest hit. Continue reading
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the state’s 2025-2026 budget, which offers environmental review exemptions for critical housing and infrastructure projects. Leaders say the exemptions will improve affordability, while environmentalists say … Continue reading
How is Denver out so far in front of the pack? Without a building boom, owners of existing homes are flouting a ‘rate lock-in’ and weak demand in a way that helps explain a broader national trend. Continue reading
New residential construction made progress in completions but largely fell short on starts and permits, according to new data released Wednesday by the US Census Bureau and HUD. Continue reading
According to a new Redfin report, building permits for multifamily units have plunged 27.1 percent from their pandemic-era highs, with new rentals now hitting the market at the slowest pace on record. Continue reading
Housing starts fell 11.4 percent in March, a modest improvement from 2024, according to Census data released Thursday, with one economist describing the slump as “well below consensus expectations.” Continue reading
Housing starts fell 11.4 percent in March, a modest improvement from 2024, according to Census data released Thursday, with one economist describing the slump as “well below consensus expectations.” Continue reading
Housing starts rose 1.9 percent from September to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,372,000. Continue reading
Last week, the city council voted unanimously to put a moratorium on all new construction and short-term rental permits in an effort to combat the city’s increasing lack of affordable housing. Continue reading