Single-Family Housing Starts Powers Ahead

May 17, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

The new construction housing market continues to improve.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Building Permits, Census Bureau, Housing Starts

Single-Family Housing Starts Slip 0.2% In March

April 18, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom

In March, single-family Housing Starts were down 0.2% from the month prior, or just 1,000 units on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Building Permits, Census Bureau, Housing Starts

Home Builders See More Sales, Higher Prices Ahead

January 19, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Homebuilder confidence is soaring, reaching levels not seen in more than 4 years.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: HMI, Housing Market Index, NAHB

Will Home Values Rise This Year?

January 13, 2012 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Will your home gain value over the next 12 months? Nobody can know for sure, but should recent housing trends continue, there’s concrete reason for optimism.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Local Stats, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Home Values, NBC, The Today Show

Pending Home Sales Index Rises Back Above 100

December 30, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Low home prices and mortgage rates have combined to push home affordability to record levels nationwide. Home buyers are taking advantage.

Filed Under: Blog, Economy & Markets, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Existing Home Sales, National Association of REALTORS, Pending Home Sales Index

Nationally, Home Prices Off 18.3 Percent From April 2007 Peak

December 29, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

The government confirms what the private-sector Case-Shiller Index reported yesterday. Nationwide, average home values slipped in October.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Economy & Markets, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Case-Shiller Index, FHFA, Home Price Index

New Home Supplies Fall To An 18-Month Low

November 29, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

If you plan to buy of new construction in 2012, don’t expect today’s low prices. Like everything in housing of late, the market for newly-built homes appears to be improving.

Filed Under: Blog, Existing & Pending Sales, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Margin of Error, New Home Sales, New Home Supply

More Sales, Less Inventory : Home Prices Headed Higher?

November 23, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

The housing market continues to signal that a broad rebound is underway. In October, despite sparse home inventory, the number of properties sold increased 1.4% nationwide.

Filed Under: Blog, Existing & Pending Sales, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Existing Home Sales, Existing Home Supply, NAR

New Home Inventory Keeps Sinking

October 27, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

Home builders continue to sell homes and work through inventory.

Filed Under: Blog, Consumer & Builder Confidence, Existing & Pending Sales, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Census Bureau, New Home Sales, New Home Supply

Despite 18% Contract Failure Rate, Home Resales Stay Strong

October 22, 2011 By Doug Lindstrom Leave a Comment

According to data from the National Association of REALTORS®, on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, September’s Existing Home Sales eased by 150,000 units, falling to 4.91 million units nationwide.

Filed Under: Blog, Existing & Pending Sales, Market & Statistics, Supply & Demand Tagged With: Contract Failure, Existing Home Sales, Existing Home Supply

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