May was a strong hiring month for the U.S. as a whole. But in a down market, real estate didn’t quite keep pace, according to new jobs data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading
Builders pushed forward with more new single-family projects for the second month in a row, but remained far less active than last year, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
The CEO of construction tech startup Welcome Homes thinks builders will have to take risks to prevent a massive affordability crisis, the likes of which haven’t been seen since the early 1980s. Continue reading
New-home starts took a hit in January but remain higher than they were in November. And builders see a path forward to stronger sales, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading
To get a clearer picture of where things stand for builders — and where they’re headed for investors — Inman compiled financial results from the nation’s five largest publicly traded homebuilders. Continue reading
Despite big rounds of layoffs by companies like Compass and Anywhere, payrolls throughout the real estate industry held firm in January, according to a report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading
While December’s data represented the 12th straight decrease in homebuilder sentiment, there is a “silver lining.” The average price reduction was 8 percent, up from 5 or 6 percent earlier this year, report says. 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
Sales of new homes have suffered, but plenty of projects remain active. Homebuilders have yet to make steep cuts to their payrolls, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Continue reading
A home for sale today is nearly twice as likely to be newly built than in 2019 as a glut of unsold projects reaches the market, according to a new report from Redfin. Continue reading