Virtually every market was down last year, but a close look at the numbers reveals that some markets have way outperformed others during the last four years and are likely to continue to do so this year.
The fundamentals are so poor in many of these markets that they are likely to be among the last to recover from the national housing downturn. The weakest markets for 2009 are comprised primarily of bust markets in Florida and California, along with a few rust-belt cities with economic difficulties.
You’ve seen the 15 healthiest and the 15 weakest, now see the remaining markets on our list of the top 75 local housing markets, ranked from healthiest to weakest.
Local home builders were banking on at least two years of relief.
New appraisal rules are proving problematic for some transactions.
Single-family activity remains 54.1% below the same month one year ago; multifamily falls 29% on annual basis.
Former housing hot spots continue to suffer, but pain seems to be subsiding.
Economic turmoil forces a growing number of firms into bankruptcy.
Our definitive annual report on the nation's largest home builders.
Up to the minute stories from around the web for and about the housing industry.
Boyce Thompson: Boyce On Building
Boyce Thompson is editorial director of the BUILDER group of magazines published by Hanley Wood. Drawing on his years of experience covering home building, architecture, and retailing, Boyce tackles diverse and far-ranging industry topics in his twice-weekly blog.
Builders who have been around a while used to tell revealing stories about buyers who lived through the Great Depression. The so-called silent generation didn't understand HOA fees, especially ones that went up. They questioned the value of upgrades and wanted to know why they weren't included. They asked if they could buy a base home and do the finish work later, themselves. Some even treated model home decorations like party favors.
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