Housing Starts
Housing Starts Hit Two-Year Low
Housing starts and permits are slowing nationwide. The current pace of construction would have been considered a trough in pre-recession economic cycles.
Housing Starts, Permits Declining
Housing starts haven't ben this low in nine months, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Home Builders Experiencing High Costs and Slow Starts
The Trump Administration's tariffs on Canadian lumber are passing costs down to homebuyers, according to industry experts.
Looking for (and Finding) Positives in the U.S. Housing Market
Quartz shares a collection of data showing reasons for optimism on the road to a long, slow recovery.
Boomers Drive Home Sales; Millennials Still on the Sidelines
Bloomberg produced an article describing what it sees as the dominant narrative of the for-sale housing market as the country slowly emerges from the recession and adjusts to its new demographic realities.
Home Construction: Too Much Too Soon
Analyzing newly released data from the American Community Survey, Jed Kolko finds reason to believe that construction of singly-family housing is outpacing demand.
Multi-Family Driving Recovery in Housing Starts
New residential construction data released by the U.S. Census reveals that the construction of traditional, single-family detached housing will retain its diminished role in the American economy for the time being.
New Housing Starts Reveal Shift Toward Multi-Family Housing Construction
AP reports on the Anderson Forecast from UCLA that looks into CA's housing slump and shows two distinct markets, one on the rise and the other (single-family housing) falling.
What is the New "Normal" in Housing Prices?
Ed Glaeser argues that housing needs to be viewed as a commodity like any other, rather than an investment.
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