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August Housing Starts Hit Lowest Level in Three Years

September 20, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

Homebuilder Sentiment Drops for First Time in Seven Months

Yet another sign of the struggling housing industry as climbing mortgage rates and historically high home prices combine to drop new residential construction – known as housing starts – to their lowest level in three years. Both single-family housing starts and overall housing starts, which includes multi-family dwellings, saw significant declines in August.

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Sales of Luxury Homes Collapse -45% to Second Lowest Level Ever Recorded

March 14, 2023 by Ted Leave a Comment

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Realtors Say Economic Uncertainty Has Frozen Buyers/Sellers

According to the latest data from national realtor Redfin, sales of luxury homes in the U.S. have declined a record -44.6% for the three-month period ending January 3, 2023, on a year-over-year (YoY) basis. That result outpaced the decline in sales of non-luxury homes of -37.5%.

See more on the collapse of luxury home sales; Is your market affected?

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Single-Family Starts in Nov Hit 2-1/2 Year Low

December 21, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

single-family housing starts declined

Residential construction of new homes – known as housing starts – continues to register monthly declines as a combination of still-high home prices along with rapidly rising mortgage rates results in collapsing home affordability. While economists continue to debate if and when the U.S. economy enters a recession – it’s clear that housing overall, and the home building segment specifically – is already there.

See the latest data on single-family starts…

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July Sales of New Single-Family Homes Hit 6-1/2 Year Low; Prices Increase

August 25, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

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The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly released the latest housing data this week showing that sales of new single-family homes in July hit their lowest level in 6½ years. While unit sales declined, both median and average prices continued to increase, making future home sales even more unaffordable.

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Filed Under: construction, Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing prices, new home sales

July Housing Starts Hit Lowest Level Since February 2021

August 17, 2022 by Ted 1 Comment

housing starts measure new homes like this one being built

In the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, we learn that overall housing starts have hit their lowest level since February 2021 as climbing mortgage rates combined with still-high housing prices have made homes unaffordable for many Americans. The same report also notes that building permits have declined as well, suggesting housing will remain in decline for some time to come.

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Stunning Data on Housing Market Clearly Shows Why It’s Declining

August 4, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

home interior

Just Two Charts Tell the Story of the Housing Market

For some time now, I have been dutifully reporting on the – at first subtle…now as subtle as a Mac truck – changes taking place in the housing market, clearly in decline after a stunning runup during the 2020-2021 COVID period. Certain economic segments, including Tech in general and custom integration specifically, benefitted from the COVID period forcing consumers to huddle in their homes.

But now, things are changing, starting with the housing market…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: home values, housing, housing prices, mortgage rates

Housing: After a Bump in May, June New Home Sales Back to Downward Trend

July 28, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of newly constructed home in housing

In the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of newly constructed homes (new home sales) in June returned to their months-long downward trend after a brief bump up in May. Another sign of a housing market in decline, rising mortgage rates combined with rising home prices have thrown cold water on what had been a very hot housing market over the last year-and-a-half.

See more on new home sales in June, a key housing statistic

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June Housing Starts Hit 9-Month Low; Single-Family Starts Lowest in 2 Years

July 19, 2022 by Ted 2 Comments

June housing starts drop again
[PHOTO: REUTERS/Octavio Jones}

After a dramatic double-digit drop in May, June housing starts declined again, with overall starts not only dropping below May’s rate to a nine-month low but also coming in well below the rate in June 2021. Single-family starts in June hit their lowest seasonally adjusted annual rate since July 2020.

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: housing affordability index, housing starts, inflation, mortgage rates, residential construction

Housing Affordability Index Collapses to Lowest Level in 22 Years

July 13, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Latest news on the Housing Affordability Index

The latest data on home affordability from the National Realtors Association, tracked in its Housing Affordability Index, shows that housing is at its least affordable level in 22 years. And that’s not just for first-time buyers, but for home upgraders as well. Not only that, but new economic data suggests that this declining housing affordability will remain an issue for some time yet to come.

See the latest Housing Affordability Index data

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What?! Both New Homes Sales & Pending Home Sales Jump in May

June 27, 2022 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of home by Shenandoah Homes

A Fluke? Or is Housing Making a Comeback?

Data released on Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development showed that sales of newly constructed homes actually increased in May. At the same time, the National Association of Realtors released new data on pending home sales which also showed a surprise jump in contracts in May.

What’s going on? Is the housing market mounting a comeback?

What does this surprise increase in new & pending home sales mean?

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Housing, News Tagged With: existing home sales, inflation, mortgage rates, new home sales

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