Economic Conditions

Economic Conditions

• A Healing Economy Lifts Housing Market

  Last year's recovery is expected to continue through at least 2014.

   

• Big Dig, Super Roots, Water Short, and Planes Plenty

  Economic development news of jobs gained, home development thwarted, and manufacturing investments.

   

• 2012: A Good Year for Builders

  Most of the builders on our Builder 100 and Next 100 lists experienced significant increases in closings and in revenue.

   

• Home Building Creates Jobs, Depends on Job Creation

  Shortage of workers leads to higher wages and home prices.

   

• February 2013 - Latest Figures Show New Home Sales Increase in Portland, Prices Decline

  New home sales climbed in February. Real Estate Owned (REO) closings as a percentage of existing home closings dropped, falling 12.5 percentage points.

   

• Futurist Says Technology Will Impact the Housing Market, One Way or the Other

  MIT’s Andrew McAfee fears that as machines get smarter and more agile, they could potentially destabilize the economy.

   

• Public Home Builders Return to Rrofitability

  The recession proves the public builder model is superior for survival, though it does have its achilles' heels.

   

• Builders Look Forward After a Buoyant 2012

  Expansion is now in the cards again for many companies in the 2013 Builder 100 ranking of the biggest builders in America.

   

• February 2013 - New Home Sales and Prices Fall in Yuma According to Recent Data

  New home sales fell year-over-year in Yuma, AZ in February.

   

• February 2013 - Prices of New Homes Gain in Yuba City, Sales Fall According to Latest Data

  New home sales fell year-over-year in Yuba City, CA in February.

   

• January 2013 - Newest Figures Show New Home Sales Gain in York, Prices Decline

  New home sales rose from a year earlier in York, PA in January after sales decreased last month.

   

• February 2013 - New Home Sales and Prices Fall in Yakima According to Latest Data

  New home sales fell year-over-year in Yakima, WA in February.

   

• January 2013 - Newest Figures Show New Home Prices Rise, Sales Decline in Worcester

  New home sales fell in Worcester, MA in January.

   

• February 2013 - Newest Figures Show New Home Sales Drop in Winston-Salem

  New home sales fell in Winston-Salem, NC in February. The percentage of new home closings belonging to single family homes dropped, falling 8.6 percentage points.

   

• February 2013 - New Home Sales and Prices Decrease in Winchester According to Newest Data

  New home sales fell in Winchester, VA in February.

   

• February 2013 - New Home Sales and Prices Decrease in Wilmington According to Newest Data

  New home sales fell year-over-year in Wilmington, NC in February. Foreclosures as a percentage of existing home closings dropped, falling 17.7 percentage points.

   

• February 2013 - Latest Numbers Show New Home Sales and Prices Climb in Wichita Falls

  New home sales rose from a year earlier in Wichita Falls, TX in February after sales decreased last month.

   

• January 2013 - New Home Closings Remain at Zero in Wheeling

  New home sales remained level from a year ago in Wheeling, WV in January.

   

• February 2013 - Freshest Figures Show New Home Prices Gain, Sales Decline in Wenatchee

  New home sales fell year-over-year in Wenatchee, WA in February.

   

• February 2013 - Prices of New Homes Climb in Wausau, Sales Decline According to Recent Data

  New home sales fell in Wausau, WI in February.