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Housing starts tumble in July due to choked supply lines

Housing Wire

in July compared to the prior month, an indication that construction supply lines are still choked and near record-high home prices are shutting out scores of buyers. “There are now almost 690,000 single-family homes under construction – the largest number since 2007. Housing starts in the U.S. million units. .

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Employment gains could help housing inventory

Housing Wire

Sectors that were hit hardest by the pandemic led job growth last month, with jumps in leisure, hospitality, public and private education and construction – good signs for the housing industry. For housing, March gained 110,000 jobs in construction – a positive sign in an industry struggling with supply constraints. Labor Department.

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Hispanic Homeowners Reduce the Home Value Gap

Appraisal Buzz

The gap was as wide as 18% in 2012, following the global financial crisis of 2007–2009, when many minority communities were hit especially hard, setting back progress by several years. However, the gap remains wider compared to mid-2022 (17.2%) and mid-2007, shortly before the housing bust (16.3%). last year and a recent high of 12.4%

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U.S. home prices hit 14-year high in October

Housing Wire

Craig Lazzara, managing director and global head of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said that it’s likely COVID-19 has pushed buyers to move from urban apartments to suburban homes. Larger homes have become more popular as more homeowners are working from home, becoming a main driver for construction.

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Low housing inventory a win for homebuilders

Housing Wire

This business model means that the builders are very mindful of the demand for their product and keep an eye out on their main competition, the existing home market, where supply is cheaper for a buyer. This is a massive difference in inventory data and a plus for the homebuilders, which they didn’t enjoy in 2007. When supply is 4.3

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Homebuilders prepare to restart delayed projects

Housing Wire

The total number of homes under construction increased 1.2% — the 12th consecutive monthly increase and its highest level since 2007. Permits for new construction by homebuilders dropped 3%, largely because lumber and building material costs kept prices high. Single-family housing starts in May were at a rate of 1.1 from April.

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The homebuilders got lucky this time

Housing Wire

However, the glaring difference today versus the recession of 2008, is that in 2007 the builders had to deal with over 4 million active listings as competition for their pricey new homes. In an odd twist of fate, the delays due to COVID-19 are currently an infrastructure and jobs program for Americans in the construction industry.