Data & Research
Data & Research
Fewer Custom Homes Built in 2023
Custom home building pulls back, but could positivity be on the horizon?
Data & Research
What Features Do Homeowners Want in a New Home?
From kitchen amenities to patios, data collected from the Survey of Construction show homes are being built with these trends in mind
Custom Builder
How Can Custom Builders Respond to the Current Market?
How can custom builders capture clients today? The Farnsworth Group President Grant Farnsworth shares insights into what custom builders can do
Data & Research
Do Homeowners Really Use the Inflation Reduction Act?
The first IRA report by the Treasury Department reveals who and what has benefitted from energy efficient tax incentives
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Data & Research
Mortgage rates rock bottom after debt-ceiling deal
A piece of positive news has come out of the debt-ceiling deal reached earlier this week: Mortgage rates have fallen to levels that are at or near record lows.
Data & Research
Commerce Department: Construction spending up in June
United States builders began more nonresidential construction in June, pushing construction spending higher for a third consecutive month.
Data & Research
Survey: One-third of rental properties in U.S. are single-family homes
A survey indicates that 30 percent of all housing units in the United States are renter-occupied or vacant for-rent, and 27 percent is single-family detached homes.
Data & Research
Existing-home sales down in June, boost expected for July
Existing-home sales not seasonally adjusted are below the tax credit-boosted level of sales in June 2010 and June 2009. But NAHB advises to expect a report of a large year-over-year increase in sales announced next month.
Financial
New-home sales slip in June
Sales of new homes fell 1 percent in June, slipping for the second month in a row.
Data & Research
Housing starts at five-month high in June
June housing starts in the U.S. jumped more than forecast as better weather allowed the struggling industry to break ground on delayed projects.
Government
Study: Tax credits had little effect on housing markets
A new paper found that the average listing of home prices rose about $8,000 the month after the first major tax credits for the same amount went into effect, and they fell by slightly less than $9,000 two months after they expired.
Data & Research
Home ownership still goal for majority of Americans: N.Y. Times Poll
Almost 90 percent of Americans think owning a home is still an important part of the American dream, despite the current housing market.That's…
Economics
How the housing market can save the U.S. economy
Just as the U.S. housing market was the main culprit of the economic downturn, it is key to the recovery, writes Money Morning contributing editor Shah Gilani. Gilani presents a compelling plan to fix the housing market.
Economics
Moving rate lowest since WWII
Americans moved across states lines in 2010 at the lowest rate since World War II, according to Housing Predictor.