Tag Archives: U.S. Census Bureau

New home sales fall to 1-year low

By Veronika Bondarenko | June 23, 2021 - 3:23 pm |June 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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New home sales are still up 9.2 percent year over year but have been falling since March, likely as a result of high home prices due to the rising cost of construction materials like lumber. Continue reading →

Inman Interactive: Where housing costs are straining budgets most

By Daniel Houston | June 21, 2021 - 7:59 pm |June 21, 2021 Uncategorized

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In this interactive map, see the states where homeowners with a mortgage have incomes that haven’t kept up with housing costs. Continue reading →

Residential construction rose in May, despite material challenges

By Lillian Dickerson | June 16, 2021 - 3:01 pm |June 16, 2021 Uncategorized

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Single-family housing starts rose modestly, but housing completions and building permits dropped from the previous month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

America’s Hottest Neighborhoods: Willow Glen in San Jose, California

By Lillian Dickerson | June 7, 2021 - 9:00 am |June 7, 2021 Uncategorized

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Robust work-from-home policies amid the pandemic and an upcoming development by Google, as well as other charms, make Willow Glen an enviable place to live. Continue reading →

Inman Handbook on new-home sales

By Lillian Dickerson | June 2, 2021 - 9:00 am |June 2, 2021 Uncategorized

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New-home sales illuminate the health of the market and where it might be heading in the near-term. As agents grapple with tight inventory, they’ll want to keep an eye on the data. Continue reading →

Rising construction costs curbed homebuilders’ pace in April

By Marian McPherson | May 18, 2021 - 2:36 pm |May 18, 2021 Uncategorized

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The rising cost of lumber and appliances slowed the momentum of single-family building permits, starts and completions in April. Continue reading →

Housing market insanity leaves homeownership rate unchanged

By Kelsey Ramírez | April 27, 2021 - 6:57 pm |April 27, 2021 Uncategorized

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The U.S. homeownership rate remained statistically unchanged in the first quarter of 2021, despite the recent increase in housing market activity. Continue reading →

New-home sales soar to 15-year high

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2021 - 3:05 pm |April 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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New single-family home sales catapulted 20.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.02 million in March, a high not seen since 2006. Continue reading →

Residential construction on the rise amid major inventory shortage

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 16, 2021 - 7:00 pm |April 16, 2021 Uncategorized

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Residential housing starts rose 19.4 percent in March, according to a new report by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading →

New housing construction dives drastically in March

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 16, 2020 - 12:54 pm |April 16, 2020 Uncategorized

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Housing starts fell 22.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,216,000 in March, according to a new report released Thursday. Continue reading →