As homebuyers tackle the growing challenge of finding an affordable home, here’s how builders are rising to the growing demand for detached single-family units for rent.
Read More »What’s the Real Reason Behind the Housing Shortage?
A report by Business Insider states that labor shortages, lack of available lots, and higher material costs—although key talking points of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell—are not what’s ...
Read More »The Debate Over Single-Family Zoning
A new survey from Redfin revealed that homebuyers and sellers are nearly twice as likely to oppose increased housing density in their neighborhood than they are to support ...
Read More »How Much Was Spent on Private Residential Construction?
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), with information from the U.S. Census Bureau, reports that private residential construction spending came in at $507.2 billion in June—a slight ...
Read More »Birth Rate Declines Could Spell Trouble for Housing Market
The Center for Disease Control released its latest birth report. Here’s how it could impact single-family housing in the years to come.
Read More »Housing Permits Experience Q1 Drop
A new report tracked a more than 7% decline in single-family housing permits in Q1 2019, but how many states were able to record an increase?
Read More »The Cascading Effect of Wages on Home Affordability
The rise in jobs and wages reported by the bureau of labor statistics in late January is affecting the housing market in good ways and bad, according to ...
Read More »FHFA’s 2018 Goals: Liquidity, Stability, Access in Housing Finance
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released its strategic four-year plan from 2018 to 2022 reflecting the agency’s priorities as the regulator of the Federal Home Loan Banks ...
Read More »2017 Showed Growth for Single Family Housing Construction
New construction starts in December climbed 12 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $733.3 billion, bouncing back from November’s 12 percent decline, according to a report ...
Read More »Tampa, Dallas Top Single-Family Housing List
According to new rankings, Tampa, Florida, has the best single-family housing market in the country. Dallas; Las Vegas; Columbus, Ohio; and Jacksonville, Florida also made the top five. All had strong demand, home price appreciation, and economic growth.
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