A Look At How the Fed’s Rate Cuts Might Affect the Housing Market
The recent discussions surrounding potential Federal Reserve rate cuts highlight the complexities of the housing market, where high prices and
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Market Research
Did Falling Mortgage Rates Prevent a Housing Recession?
Recent analysis shows that while the housing market often signals economic downturns, it doesn’t always cause them. Housing’s sensitivity to
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Second Home Areas Gaining Home Building Market Share
According to NAHB, NAHB’s featured topic for the second quarter HBGI reveals that 17.5% of single-family and 8.6% of multifamily construction takes
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Housing Market Predictions for Next 5 Years: 2025 to 2029
What might the housing market look like in the next 5 years? According to Norada Real Estate Investments, analysts and
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The Hottest U.S. Housing Markets
Here’s a look at the bustling housing markets in the U.S. per U.S. News & World Report. According to U.S.
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Framing Lumber Prices
The NAHB provides insights into current U.S. lumber trends. According to the National Association of Home Builders, the framing lumber
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Why Multifamily Development is so Boom and Bust
Building homes is an unpredictable industry. Over the past two decades, the U.S. housing market has experienced dramatic fluctuations. A
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The Most Undervalued U.S. Housing Markets
As inflation continues to decrease and real estate experts anticipate a further decline in mortgage rates in the coming months,
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Demand for Housing to Remain Strong
By Brad Hunter Mortgage rates are staying stubbornly high. The forecasts that had called for a gradual decline in the
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Powell: September Rate Cut ‘Possible’ as Inflation Cools
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank might cut rates for the first time in
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Leading Through Innovation: How Fortune Brands is Shaping the Future of Home
One of the toughest challenges for a successful company is transitioning from the practices that drove its initial success to
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Housing Supply Surge Improves Affordability in Some Markets
—The faster housing supply increases, the more affordability improves and the strength of a seller’s market wanes, says Chief Economist
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2024 Mid-year Review: Economy and Housing in the Sweet Spot
Throughout the first half of the year, we’ve diligently monitored current trends spanning the economy, for-sale and for-rent housing, building
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NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) aims to assess and monitor the current state of the single-family housing market.
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Single-Family Starts Weaken in June
Higher interest rates for home mortgages and construction loans constrained both single-family home production and demand in June. According to
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Washington County Sees Rise in Permits for Home Construction
During the fiscal year ending on June 30, Washington County authorized 386 building permits for the construction of single-family homes,
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Share of Homes Built on Slabs Surges to 72.4%
According to NAHB’s analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC), in 2023, the majority of new single-family homes were constructed
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The Goldilocks New Home Market
From May 14–15, 2024, a select gathering of clients and colleagues convened for our annual Housing Summit, representing diverse sectors
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From Boomers to Zoomers: Housing Priorities by Generation
There are four generations buying homes in the United States today, each with different priorities: Boomers, sitting on tons of
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Investors Make up Nearly One Third of Residential Real Estate Transactions Today
Investors now own and rent 14.3 million attached and detached United States Homes. John Burns Research & Consulting (JBRC) identified
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Gen Zers and Young Millennials Took Out 40% of U.S. Mortgages in 2023
Two in five (39.7%) new mortgages issued in 2023 went to homebuyers under 35, while 26.5% went to buyers aged
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One-Third of Houses For Sale Are Newly Built, Just Shy of the Record High
About one-third (33.4%) of single-family homes for sale in the United States in the first quarter were newly built. This
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For the First Time in Nearly Two Years, There’s No Major American Metro Where Home Prices Are Falling
With inventory below typical April levels, home prices are being driven up while mortgage rates, still on the rise, are
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Despite Higher Mortgage Rates, New Home Sales Post Solid Gain in March
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Despite higher interest rates last month, new home sales rose in
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Millennials Reclaim Position as Largest Group of Home Buyers
According to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), and marking a significant shift in the housing
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Top Housing Markets Where Homes Sold Fastest
The median home listing in the United States market is spending 49 days on the market as of the first
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The Housing Market Faces Higher Insurance Costs from Climate Change
As climate change intensifies, rising insurance premiums strain homeowners, emphasizing the urgent need for resilient housing solutions in the face
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‘She-Cession’ Can’t Slow Homeownership Surge Among Single Women
By Ksenia Potapov As we commemorate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, it’s an opportune time to celebrate the progress that single women have made in pursuit
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How Millennials Are Shifting the Housing Market
When the 2007-2008 financial crisis took its toll on the housing market and United States economy, older millennials were not
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Falling Mortgage Rates Lift Home Sales
Builders are reporting unusually strong sales in December and January. This comes in as mortgage rates fall. The he resale
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Builders’ Top Challenges for 2024
High interest rates were a significant issue for 90% of builders in 2023, and 77% expect them to be a
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