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Most expensive home listed in San Francisco takes $5.5M price cut

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A mansion in the Presidio Heights neighborhood that had its price slashed to $39.5M is still the most expensive single-family home for sale in the Bay Area city, reports say. Continue reading →

In 3 months, spending on new home construction fell by 9%

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August numbers show spending on new single-family homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $436 billion, a 2.9 percent fall from July, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Monday. Continue reading →

New home starts fall sharply: ‘The whole housing sector is in retreat’

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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 →

Property tax hikes slowed last year even as home sale prices soared

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The average property tax bill rose by 1.8 percent in 2021. That’s the lowest increase in years, despite record home price growth, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading →

Investor home purchases exceed pre-pandemic levels, hit record high

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Investors purchased 67,943 US homes during the second quarter, for a total value of $48.5B, the highest figure on record, according to Redfin. Continue reading →

‘Redemption month’: New home sales exploded in August

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Sales of new, single-family homes rose an astounding 18 percent year-over-year in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Coastal cities and Sun Belt metros are building homes wrong: Study

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Zoning changes in Houston, Atlanta and elsewhere would allow ‘missing middle’ housing, according to new Apartment List study. Continue reading →

It’s a small world after all: Single-family home construction plunged and average lot shrunk in 2017

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Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the real estate database company found that home construction was down in each of the nine census divisions. Continue reading →