Homebuilders are leaving the cupboard bare for tomorrow

Single-family homebuilders are pulling back in a major way. The downward trend overall in new housing starts continued in November, dropping 0.5% from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.427 million, according to a report released Tuesday by U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. November’s

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Opinion: Covid helps green the building industry

The benefits of green building materials and practices have been discussed when creating our homes and workplaces for a while now. The COVID-19 pandemic required a light-speed adjustment in this direction, as our offices were locked down with stay at home orders and everyone worked away from office colleagues and

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Forbearance rate remained flat in November

The forbearance rate held steady in November, but there are signs of deterioration in the portfolios of servicers.  The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reported Monday that the total number of loans in forbearance remained at 0.70% of the servicers’ total portfolio volume in November. There were 350,000 U.S. homeowners in forbearance plans

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Local Housing Markets: Louisville, Reno and San Diego

Local housing markets is a HousingWire magazine feature spotlighting housing trends across the country. Affordable housing prices combined with a vibrant history and a thriving culinary scene have certainly made Derby City a popular destination for homebuyers. However, even Louisville’s active local housing market has slowed down recently. “I haven’t

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December marks a full year of declines in builder confidence

Homebuilder sentiment dropped yet again in December, hitting its lowest reading since mid-2012, with the exception of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. This drop marks one full year of declines in builder confidence, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing

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