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
Elevated mortgage rates, weakening home price growth and uncertainty from Trump’s tariff policy are setting the housing market on a dangerous path, Moody’s Mark Zandi said, with homebuyers and homebuilder hitting rock bottom. Continue reading
The surge in sales was a welcome positive sign during a tenuous period for the U.S. economy. However, high prices and high mortgage rates continue to curb homebuyers, new HUD data shows. Continue reading
Economists and bond market investors have been surprised by the continued strength of the economy, and are wary of the potential for tariffs, tax cuts and deportations to reignite inflation. Continue reading
Roughly a year after securing $53 million in a Series B round of funding, Higharc has delivered an AI upgrade to its homebuilding software. Continue reading
Prices hit record highs in 2024, making affordability just as big a problem as it was on the eve of the 2007 housing bust. But this time, prices in most markets are expected to decelerate, not fall. Continue reading
Nashville-based analyst Nick Gerli sparked a social media firestorm with claims of a bubble. But economists dismissed fears, saying the area is home to some of the ‘most normalized’ markets in the country. Continue reading
Albuquerque-based homebuilder Abrazo Homes drew the ire of social media users over the weekend for their floor plans named after Harriet Tubman and Anne Frank. The builder has edited the descriptions to remove historical facts about the women’s lives. Continue reading
Higharc, which offers an enterprise-level homebuilding visualization and business operations solution, has received a $15 million investment from a trio of notable innovation backers headlined by Home Depot Ventures, the venture capital initiative of t… Continue reading
Builders and residential contractors added nearly 60,000 jobs in June — about 11,000 more than expected for this time of year, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Continue reading