Housing starts faltered in September amid supply constraints
Multifamily housing starts dipped 1.6% in September following a month in which the sector delivered surprising gains while single-family housing starts remained steady from the previous month
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 19
New home sales see modest gains for 2nd consecutive month
Sales of newly built single-family homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000 in August 2021, up 1.5% from the revised July rate, according to the US Census Bureau
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 24
Multifamily housing starts deliver August surprise; single-family falls
Privately owned housing starts beat expectations in August while single-family starts declined by nearly 3%, according to data issued Tuesday by the US Census Bureau
by Lillian Dickerson Sep 21
Housing insecurity ticks down in most states, but some worse off
Nationwide, the share of households behind on payments and worried about eviction or foreclosure has barely changed from a year ago, according to Household Pulse Survey
by Daniel Houston Sep 7
LQBTQ+ community comes into focus in US Census report
Opinion
Just this month, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would ask respondents their sexual orientation and gender identity when conducting its Household Pulse Survey. Here's what the latest report revealed
by Ryan Weyandt Aug 31
Interactive: Half of new home builds now sell for more than $400K
Prices under $200K have nearly disappeared from the market for newly constructed homes, according to new data
by Daniel Houston Aug 25
The eviction ban returned, but many renters are still at risk
Renters continue to be impacted in very unequal ways by the economic fallout of the pandemic, and one big reason for that is where they live and how their local municipalities are handling the crisis
by Lillian Dickerson Aug 16
How agents can nab new inventory as moratoriums expire
It's unclear exactly how many properties will be freed up now that the federal eviction and foreclosure moratoriums have expired. But whichever way it goes, agents will want to be prepared
New home sales fall to 1-year low
New home sales are still up 9.2% year over year but have been falling since March, likely as a result of high home prices due to the rising cost of construction materials like lumber
Inman Interactive: Where housing costs are straining budgets most
In this interactive map, see the states where homeowners with a mortgage have incomes that haven't kept up with housing costs
by Daniel Houston Jun 21
Residential construction rose in May, despite material challenges
Single-family housing starts rose modestly, but housing completions and building permits dropped from the previous month, according to the US Census Bureau
by Lillian Dickerson Jun 16
America's Hottest Neighborhoods: Willow Glen in San Jose, California
Robust work-from-home policies following the pandemic and an upcoming development by Google, as well as other amenities, are making Willow Glen an enviable place to live
Inman Handbook on new-home sales
New-home sales illuminate the health of the market, and where it might be heading in the near-term. As agents grapple with tight inventory, they'll want to keep an eye on the data
Rising construction costs curbed homebuilders' pace in April
The rising cost of lumber and appliances slowed the momentum of single-family building permits, starts and completions in April
by Marian McPherson May 18
Housing market insanity leaves homeownership rate unchanged
However, the homeownership rate for Black Americans is up year over year in the first quarter of 2021
by Kelsey Ramírez Apr 27