The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently reported that the sales of new single‐family homes was up in August 2022, assessed at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, which the report says is a 28.8% increase over July’s revised rate of 532,000. Despite gains over July, […]

A recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau shows overall housing starts increased 3.6% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million units off of a downwardly revised April reading. The May reading of 1.57 million starts is the number of housing units […]

After the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) showed a slight dip in builder confidence in March, data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a rise in building permits issued for the same month, along with a sharp year-over-year increase. In March, officials for NAHB pointed to material costs and […]

Housing production weakened in February as ongoing high material costs and interest rates continue to affect the housing industry. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau report overall housing starts decreased 10.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42 million units. The 1.42 million starts is the number […]

Newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau shows sales of newly built, single-family homes in December rose 1.6% to an 842,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised November reading. Solid demand for new home sales in December were offset by higher home prices, […]

A report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau shows the number of single-family starts flattened in November with builders struggling to meet demand. Overall housing starts increased 1.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.55 million units, the number of housing units builders would begin if […]