How to Use Zillow’s New Construction Economic Dashboard

Today’s builders have to deal with moving business targets and severe financial swings. To help you master your market and make smart decisions, we developed a new economic dashboard full of Zillow’s new construction data.

Take a look at the dashboard right here.

The interactive dashboard updates monthly, so now you can get the data you need, when you need it. With localized figures and simple filtering, it’s an inside edge to keep you informed on those big decisions.

Below, you can watch along below as Zillow's Qadra Evans and Ali Webster give us a first glimpse at how it works. In this video walk-through, they discuss current trends and show you how to run the numbers that’ll answer your burning questions. 

Dive into the data by ZIP codes, states, and national overlays to view:

• Rent price trends, new renter burden, and new homeowner burden
• Share of household income needed for market-rate asking rent
• Years to save 10% down on the typical home
• Units started and completed — separated into granular counts like single-family units, buildings with 2-4 units, buildings with 5+ units, and more

Some views display trends against the backdrop of pre-pandemic numbers. Elsewhere, see new home sales broken down by region. Get planning perspective with input prices like lumber, skilled labor, and common labor, broken down by month and year.

Finally, take a look at regional and national builder confidence.