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Housing construction picked up in September, but developers are getting anxious

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. below the September 2022 rate of 1,463,000. However, permits for future construction recorded a 4.4% lower than in September 2022 due to higher interest rates. lower than September 2022. from the prior month and were 1% above the September 2022 level.

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Money in the walls: How green, factory-based building can improve developer returns

Housing Wire

The latest annual report from The Counselors of Real Estate highlights 10 major issues expected to impact the housing industry in 2024, but developers are painfully familiar with at least two of them: labor shortages and skyrocketing capital costs. The result is a sharp increase in labor costs, and longer construction times.

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Built-to-rent construction gains momentum amid affordable housing shortage 

Housing Wire

As a result, some homebuilders have doubled down on the construction of built-to-rent (BTR) homes. In 2023, a record 93,000 new single-family homes for rent were completed, up 39% from 2022, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Many builders feel bullish about places that are low on rental supply.

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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. Index values for most construction inputs are down from 2022 but remain above pre-pandemic levels. Index values for December published last week.

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Apartment Construction Projected to Reach Historic Highs in 2024

Appraisal Buzz

is expected to set new records for apartment construction. By the end of 2024, developers plan to have completed an astounding 518,108 rental units, a startling 30% more than in 2022 and 9% more than in 2023. The overall impact on the number of developers might vary by region,” Ressler said. “In

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Analyst: HMBS 2.0 developments should benefit reverse mortgage industry

Housing Wire

Late last month, Ginnie Mae released a term sheet for one of the most anticipated new developments for the reverse mortgage industry — a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) product referred to as “ HMBS 2.0.” To get a better idea of the potential impact that HMBS 2.0

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D.C., Chicago are top YIMBY cities for housing development

Housing Wire

metro areas that are embracing new development and “creating a more diverse and plentiful supply of homes.“ Pacaso said that these shortages have been exacerbated by various types of “municipal zoning and building ordinances [that] have historically restricted new housing construction.“ Other estimates are much higher. Washington, D.C.,