Housing starts fall 4.2% in October
The decline in housing starts, released Thursday by the US Census Bureau. was not as dramatic as a decrease posted in September when starts plunged 18%
by Ben Verde Nov 17
What the early census numbers say about moving patterns
Opinion
There's a widespread belief that Americans have all packed up and moved because of the pandemic. However, the data that's coming in so far tells a different story
by Matthew Gardner May 26
The US is getting more diverse — and moving to the West
Shifts in demographics and geographies will reshape how Americans think of housing, new data from the US Census Bureau shows
by Jim Dalrymple II Aug 16
1 in 7 homeowners considering selling within next 3 years
Of those not considering moving, 26% said they were concerned about their ability to find or afford a new home, according to a new survey from Zillow
Nearly 1 in 5 millennials have given up on homeownership
A new report from Apartment List finds that most millennials have no down payment savings and big disparities by race
The surge in new single-family home sales is slowing down
The sales rate of new single-family homes dropped 11% from October to November
by Patrick Kearns Dec 23
Commercial real estate firm JLL pulls out of summit over lack of diversity
The New York Multifamily Summit is billed as a chance to discuss investment in, among other places, areas that have large historic black communities
by Jim Dalrymple II Sep 20
New-home sales dropped 6.9% in January
The median sale price of new homes was $373,100
by Patrick Kearns Mar 14
Housing starts rebound from December, still down annually
Housing completions are up month-over-month and year-over-year, according to the latest data from the Census Bureau and HUD
by Patrick Kearns Mar 8
A group of millennials on their phones
More millennials moved to Seattle in 2016 than any other city according to a study of U.S. Census data from SmartAsset
by Patrick Kearns Jun 6
New home sales up 4% in March, reversing recent declines
A seasonally adjusted 694,000 new homes were sold in March, a 4 percent month-over-month and an 8.8 percent year-over-year increase, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD
by Marian McPherson Apr 24
Wikipedia population map of U.S.A.
A historian and Wikipedia editor teamed up to create a more detailed map of the U.S. population than the U.S. Census official figures.
Big leap in new home sales for November
New single-family home sales rose 17.5 percent month-over-month and 26.6 percent year-over-year
by Marian McPherson Dec 22
Homeownership rate modestly inches forward
Housing supply deficit suppressing bigger gains
by Marian McPherson Oct 31
Millennials aren't alone -- no one is buying a house