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Are New Homes in Birmingham Getting Smaller?

Birmingham Appraisal

An Interesting Trend Among New Homes As a residential real estate appraiser in the Birmingham, AL market for over 30 years I have seen many changes in new home construction. Census Bureau, home size steadily increased from 1999 through 2008/2009, which we all know was when the housing market crashed. Check out the following graphs.

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An open letter to President-Elect Trump: A market in crisis

Housing Wire

million undocumented immigrants work in construction. Could new home construction wane as you fulfill this campaign pledge? Housing starts plummeted to the lowest levels in 50 years in April of 2009 and the cost to build soared. If one would normally pay 20% based upon their tax bracket, they will pay 10% instead.

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