May Housing Starts: Bottleneck of Homes Finding its Way to Market Amid Affordability Woes
With a very competitive housing market this spring, builders continued to keep their pace of housing starts above levels not seen in the decade prior to 2020.
May Housing Starts: Bottleneck of Homes Finding its Way to Market Amid Affordability Woes
With a very competitive housing market this spring, builders continued to keep their pace of housing starts above levels not seen in the decade prior to 2020.
March 2022 Case-Shiller Results & Forecast: Despite Rising Costs, Demand Stays Strong
Demand for homes has stubbornly kept ahead of supply this spring, even in the face of rapidly rising costs. This imbalance between supply and demand for homes this spring has been the key driver in home price growth that continues to set records month after month.
April New Home Sales: Mortgage Rates Stunt Growth
New residential sales declined considerably in April – marking the lowest annualized rate since April 2020.
April Existing Home Sales: Leveling the Playing Field
Tight inventory and decade-high interest rates were likely weighing on the minds of prospective buyers in April.
April Housing Starts: Slowly Boosting the Housing Stock
In the face of rising interest rates and continued supply chain disruptions, builders in April narrowly missed maintaining the strong pace of housing starts achieved in recent months.
February 2022 Case-Shiller Results & Forecast: Prices Accelerate Again
With home values quickly appreciating, interest rates now at their highest levels in over 10 years, and record low for-sale inventory this spring, these are not the most favorable conditions for prospective buyers, to say the least.
March New Home Sales: Losing Some Steam
Despite rising interest rates and roadblocks for new construction, builders are continuing to sell homes at a rate higher than those seen in the decade prior to the pandemic.
March Existing Home Sales: Dual Headwinds
With one of the lowest months of inventory on record and worsening affordability, this spring shopping season has been unfavorable for many prospective buyers.
March Housing Starts: Builders Press On
With supply chain issues and high input costs persisting, builders beat expectations and the pace of starts from a month earlier.
Selling your home this year? Why late April is the best time to list
Nationwide, the best time to list a home for sale is a Thursday during the second half of April
