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Housing starts fell further than anticipated in July, as multi-family becomes a bright spot with builders adapting to a growing rental market.

The latest American Housing Survey conducted by the Census Bureau for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has a disturbing statistic hidden among other larger findings—1 ...

HUD and the Census Bureau report that single‐family housing starts in June were 8.1% below May’s figure, as builder confidence continues to fall.

Sales of new single‐family homes in May rose to 696,000, a 10.7% month-over-month rise of April’s recorded total of 629,000.

Hitting the highest rate recorded in 15 years, housing completions rose in May, a sign that construction bottlenecks may be easing.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller reports steady acceleration in U.S. home prices to close out Q1, a period that presented some of the most competitive market conditions since the start of the pandemic.

The price of new home sales experienced a near 17% decline in April, hitting its lowest level in two years.

The rise in mortgage rates and inflationary concerns are impacting new residential construction, as borrower costs continue to force many prospective buyers to the sidelines.

Following a drop in existing-home sales in March, new home sales fell 8.6% below February rate amid rising rates and inflationary concerns.

Despite lingering supply chain concerns, there were 811,000 single-family units under construction in March, marking the highest level since 2006.