Increases in mortgage rates are being offset by rising incomes, providing a small boost to housing affordability in the first quarter of this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
Report: House hunting takes more time, but buyers refuse to give up
May 10, 2018 by
Consumers in the hunt for a new home say it’s taking a significant amount of time to find the perfect property. In fact, some 51 percent of respondents in a recent survey said it’s taking them three months or more to find a home that meets their
Decline in new home construction could cause “housing emergency”, says NAR economist
June 20, 2017 by
New home construction is on the decline following a strong start to 2017. The latest report from the Commerce Department shows that housing starts nationwide,
Residence by Armani/Casa named best sale center by NAHB
February 1, 2017 by
Residences by Armani/Casa’s spectacular oceanfront design center was recognized as the 2016 Best Sales Center by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Pillars
Hooray, more single-family homes on the way
October 21, 2016 by
Home builders have answered the call to provide more single-family homes in the last month, with production rising by 8.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 783,000 units
Home Builders Are On the Rise Across US
August 24, 2016 by
It’s taken some time but the house building businesses has finally started to advance. It’s not a major advance but it is moving forward. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released last week rose 2 points to 60 following a downwardly
Patios are more popular than decks, but not everywhere
March 8, 2016 by
In 2014, patios were constructed in 56 percent of all new homes built in the U.S., compared to just 23 percent of new homes that were fitted with a deck.
Building Bigger With Bigger Debt
February 26, 2016 by
The developing trend in new house building is bigger homes. You might mistakenly assume that as the population grows older, seniors would be downsizing. You might also assume that the first time buyers market is demanding smaller homes. But that doesn’t appear to be the case for either according to the National Association of Home
Housing Market Continues Its Gradual Recovery
May 11, 2015 by
According to the National Association of Home Builders, markets in 68 out of approximately 360 metro areas throughout the country returned to or even exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity during the first quarter of this year. The National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index was recently released and
