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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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Wow — 6 million existing home sales! However, context is key with 2020 housing market data

Housing Wire

With that in mind, I would like to revisit my 2020 thoughts on the U.S. No doubt about it, the COVID crisis has taken some juice out of the 2020 housing market. The big question for the rest of 2020 is whether or not we will get total home sales of 6.2 The February housing data, pre-COVID, was juicy indeed.

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How will rising rates affect new home construction?

Housing Wire

Census Bureau released their construction report for February, showing a positive trend in housing construction data with a lovely print in housing permits at 1,859,000 and housing starts at 1,769,000. So far, housing construction has done well during 2020-2022 considering the economic drama. Today, the U.S.

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

After a month of very little change in April , the construction sector had a solid month of job growth in May, according to the U.S. Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Housing affordability drops slightly from 4Q 2020

Housing Wire

of homes sold in the fourth quarter of 2020 that were affordable to households earning the median income of $78,500. “After a surprising gain for housing affordability in 2020 that was driven by historically low interest rates, housing emerged as a bright spot for the overall economy,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke.

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Pending Home Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since April 2020

Appraisal Buzz

Meanwhile, pending sales – a more current gauge of demand that includes both existing and newly-constructed homes – fell to the lowest level of any month on record aside from April 2020, when the pandemic brought the housing market to a halt. They declined 2.9% from a month earlier and 5.8% They declined 2.9% That’s just 0.7%

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Denver’s housing market takes sharp turn toward buyers

Housing Wire

If homes are priced appropriately and marketed well, buyers will make offers. The buyer] got a deal,” Weinstein said of the $600,000 purchase price. According to data from CoreLogic, Denver’s average price per square foot has risen 35% since 2020. The buyers who are in the market are shopping for the usual reasons.

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