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Multifamily Construction Sentiment Ends Fourth Quarter on Positive Note

March 1st, 2022
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing improved in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released last week by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MMS produces two separate...

Single-Family and Multifamily Growth Solid but Trended in Opposite Directions in Last Half of 2021

March 2nd, 2022
New data show the rate of year-over-year single-family growth in all small and large metro urban, suburban and rural regional submarkets peaked in the second quarter of 2021. These findings, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home...

Builder Confidence High Despite Continued Supply and Affordability Challenges

October 18th, 2021
Builder confidence grew in October despite market challenges such as dwindling affordability due to increasing supply pricing and ongoing shortages. For single-family homes, builder sentiment increased four points to 80, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo...

Fannie Mae Adopts Appraisal Standard for Square Footage

April 4th, 2022
Starting April 1, mortgage-giant Fannie Mae has implemented new mandatory standards for appraisers specifically around the measuring of square footage, with the hope that they become more widely adopted and make the often complex and subjective process less confusing while...

Remodeling Demand Is Strong Despite Material and Labor Shortages

October 18th, 2021
Remodeler’s confidence increased in the third quarter, with the NAHB/Royal Building Products Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posting a reading of 87, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The NAHB/Royal Building Products RMI survey asks remodelers to rate...

Amid Supply Chain Woes, Millennials Want Bigger Homes

April 5th, 2022
A new survey out shows that millennials’ housing preferences have changed through the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Census Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) analysis, more than a third (36%)...

Housing Starts: Multifamily Dips but Single-Family Holding Steady

October 19th, 2021
Overall housing starts were down 1.6% in September to 1.56 million, pushed down by declines in multi-family construction. The September is the number of housing units builders would begin if development kept this pace for the next 12 months. However,...

Remodeling Market Remains Stable Year-over-Year

April 14th, 2022
The national remodeling industry remains strong this year, however there are signs of supply-chain fatigue starting to show on the part of consumers, according to a new report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released this week. The...

Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Protect Housing in Federal Bill

October 21st, 2021
A broad coalition of housing advocates, including representatives from the National Association of REALTORS®, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), Habitat for Humanity, Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and the National Association of...

New Home Sales Dip 8.6% in March

April 26th, 2022
Sales of new single-family homes continued their downward trend for the third straight month in March. According to a joint report from the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the seasonally adjusted sales rate was...
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