Millions of Homes Are Vacant in the U.S.
Home vacancy rates provide insight into housing demand, with high rates often signaling oversupply or reduced demand, which can impact
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Housing Economy
US home price insights — July 2025
Home price growth has slowed significantly nationwide, with May marking the first time in over 13 years that annual gains
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New CEQA Reform Draws Wait-and-See Response from CBIA
California’s newly passed AB 130 brings major changes to housing policy, including a CEQA exemption for infill residential and mixed-use
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Mortgage Applications Dip in May amid Refinance Slowdown
Mortgage applications fell 5.5% in May, mainly due to a sharp 13.7% drop in refinancing activity, even as purchase applications
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Can Housing Stay Afloat Amid Economic Swells?
Economist Neil Dutta sees rising jobless claims, slowing labor force growth and persistent tariffs as signs of mounting pressure on
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Market Wobbles Suit Master-Plans
Master-planned communities like Nexton are thriving even amid economic uncertainty because they offer more than just homes, they provide long-term
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Pending Sales Fall As Home Prices Hit Another Record High
Home sellers are increasingly pulling back as the market shifts in favor of buyers, with new listings rising just 2.5%
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Mortgage Rates Decrease
The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped slightly to 6.77% this week, reflecting ongoing rate stability since mid-April. Despite low
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Insurance shortfalls may turn cheap homes into costly futures
Rising homeowners insurance costs, surging nearly 74% nationally over the past 15 years and spiking even more in states like
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Elevated Rates are Challenging Affordability Conditions
High mortgage rates and economic uncertainty continued to sideline buyers in May, causing new single-family home sales to fall 13.7%
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Senate Version of Tax Bill Retains Key Housing
The Senate Finance Committee has released its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, aligning closely with the House-passed
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Mid-Year Outlook: Seeking Certainty
Economic uncertainty has shaped the first half of 2025, with fluctuating mortgage rates, evolving Fed policy and rising costs influencing
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Industry Navigates Challenging Market
So far, 2025 has proven challenging for the homebuilding industry, with sluggish sales, diminished buyer confidence and persistent affordability challenges,
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Producer Prices Rise in May: New Construction Analysis
Prices for inputs to new residential construction rose by 0.2% in May, following a slight decline in April, according to
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Mortgage Rates Remain Essentially Flat
Mortgage rates have remained relatively stable in recent months, with the 30-year fixed rate at 6.84% and the 15-year at
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The Lowest Springtime Level Since 2020
Pending home sales have dipped 1.1% year over year, while new listings continue to rise, giving buyers more leverage in
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Bank of America predicts major housing market changes
Homebuyers have struggled with an unpredictable market, where high prices and steady mortgage rates have caused many to postpone purchasing.
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House Price Appreciation by State and Metro Area
In early 2025, the pace of home price increases began to slow down, growing by 4.7% compared to the same
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US home price insights — June 2025
In April 2025, home price growth slowed to just 2%, the lowest rate in over a decade, as concerns about
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Single-Family Home prices had positive price gains
In the first quarter of 2025, U.S. home prices continued to rise, with the national median reaching $402,300—a 3.4% increase
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Redfin says housing market bubble could deflate this year
In recent years, homebuyers have struggled with a challenging housing market marked by high prices and elevated mortgage rates, causing
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Despite Headwinds, Existing-home Sales Will Pick Up
Most Americans still aspire to own a home, with over 70% of renters preferring ownership, according to a Federal Reserve
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Trumark Homes Expands Central California Footprint
Trumark Homes Expands Central California Footprint with Land Deals in Visalia and Lemoore New communities will add more than 500 new
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Dallas nearly tops list of U.S. cities with new homes being built
Dallas ranks second in the U.S. for new home construction in 2025, issuing over 9,800 building permits in the first
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Gen Z’s future may be costly despite cheap homes
Gen Z is increasingly relocating to more affordable regions, particularly in the Midwest and South, to pursue homeownership opportunities. These
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Opportunities and challenges for building homes on federal lands
The Trump administration has initiated efforts to address the housing affordability crisis by proposing the development of underutilized federal lands
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Texas could stress test property insurance
The U.S. is experiencing a significant homeowners insurance crisis, due to escalating climate-related disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes, which
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New Build-to-Rent Survey: spring brings modest rental growth
John Burns Research & Consulting’s inaugural nationwide survey on build-to-rent (BTR) housing reveals a modest 1.3% year-over-year rent growth in
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New Home Co. to Acquire Landsea Homes Corporation
New Home Co. has agreed to acquire Landsea Homes Corporation in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion, or $11.30
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Monthly Housing Costs Hit All-Time High
The spring home buying season is unremarkable, as it is holding homebuyers due to high housing costs and overall economic
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The Impact of Tariffs and Uncertainty on the K&B Sector
There are many potential impacts regarding the new tariffs and how they can affect U.S. trading. This uncertainty is affecting
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