Builder, in conjunction with Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, debuts its metric for determining markets with the best and least potential.
Hit hardest by the downturn, these markets may be among the last to recover.
New appraisal rules are proving problematic for some transactions.
Single-family activity remains 54.1% below the same month one year ago; multifamily falls 29% on annual basis.
Former housing hot spots continue to suffer, but pain seems to be subsiding.
Local home builders were banking on at least two years of relief.
Some federal bills would increase amount available for all buyers. But budget deficits raise questions about the extent of state programs...
Web site takes public records and draws buyers and sellers to site by crunching neighborhood data and publishing local stories about homes...
Far West Industries sold 54 million-dollar homes in six months last year.
But Phoenix, Las Vegas, and San Francisco still are posting annual drops of more than 30%, according to Case-Shiller indices.
NAHB says housing market and economy are “fragile.”
The S&P/Case-Shiller Composite Index for 20 metro markets fell by 18.7% over the same month a year ago, exceeding economists’ forecasts.
HMI rises two points to a reading of 16.
Total starts leap 17.2% to seasonally adjusted level of 532,000; permits also rise.
But single-family starts and permits both show small gains.
Meeting the demands of buyers who need to move in immediately has pluses and minuses in a down market.
Builders contend that HOAs are trying to step beyond their legal and management boundaries.
But AIA says inquiries about new work are “very strong” and expects architects to benefit from stimulus-funded projects.
At Builder 100 conference, companies say they are already building smaller, efficient homes for a changing customer base.
The latest annual report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies sees a market whose future growth is driven by young and immigrant...
The big builder has seen an uptick in sales throughout its second quarter.
More buyers started signing contracts for new homes by the week that ended March 22.
Responsibility has replaced indulgence, according to speakers at PCBC.
John Zogby defines four types of American spirituality at PCBC and how they relate to housing.
