Housing Data (Query)

Housing Data

• Housing Starts, Permits Slide in October

  Single-family permits remain flat at seasonally adjusted pace of 451,000.

   

• Builder Confidence Holds Steady in November

  HMI remains at a reading of 17.

   
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  Prime Drivers in Formation of New Households Changing

  Demographics drive long-term housing demand.

   

• Builder Market Health Index Fall Update—Where Does Your Market Rank?

  You've seen the top 20; now take a look at the remaining rankings in the new Builder Market Health Index Fall update of the top 100 home building markets.

   

• Solid Gains for Construction Spending, Pending Home Sales

  Residential construction grows 3.9%; pending home sales move up 6.1%.

   

• Case-Shiller Home Price Index Rises Again in August

  Only three cities—Charlotte, Cleveland, and Las Vegas—showed drops in home values.

   

• FHFA: Home Prices Dip in August

  Index gives back July gains with a 0.3% drop at summer’s end.

   

• Permits Dip in September

  Single-family starts rise 3.9% on a monthly basis.

   
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  Healthiest Housing Markets 2009: Fall Update

  The new and improved BUILDER Market Health Index, compiled by Hanley Wood Market Intelligence, now accounts for a market's median income growth.

   

• Housing Rebound Continues With August Numbers

  Single-family construction moves upward 4.5% while pending home-sale index also rises 6.4%.

   

• Case Shiller Records ‘Broad Improvement’ in July Home Prices

  Eighteen of 20 metros showed gains; only Seattle and Las Vegas posted a monthly decline.

   

• Economic Insight: Prepare for Sharp Increase in Home Starts

  Builders will soon need to replace inventory, even if demand for homes remains relatively stable.

   

• Existing-Home Sales Stumble in August

  First-time buyers, who represent 30% of sales, continue to take advantage of tax credit.

   

• Home Prices Edge Upward in July

  FHFA numbers show prices rose 0.3% on a monthly basis.

   

• Housing Activity Remains Flat in August

  Single-family sector dips in permits, starts.

   

• Builders More Confident in September

  But expiring federal home buyer tax credit, low appraisals, and the builder credit market threaten 'fragile' improvements in housing market.

   

• Boomer Home Buyers Want High Tech and Low Maintenance

  An NAHB-Met Life study uncovers what's important to the 55-plus housing market.

   

• Treasury Releases Housing Tax Credit Usage Data

  At least 300,000 taxpayers through August have bought homes using the credit, according to tax return data.

   

• Pending Home Sales Increase For Sixth Month in a Row

  NAR economist: ‘The recovery is broad-based across many parts of the country.’

   

• Single-Family Construction Spending Jumps Again in July

  Overall construction spending remained basically flat last month.