Housing Starts

Housing Starts

• Labor Supply May Slow Housing’s Recovery, Fannie Mae Finds

  Adding 412,000 new jobs over the next four years probably won't meet what builders will need if starts hit 1.6 million again.

   

• NAHB Survey Asks Builders What's Next?

  Builders rank their concerns about the housing industry in a recent NAHB survey.

   

• A Happy New Year for Residential Starts and Architectural Inquiries

  The year is off to a good start in terms of housing data. According to the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD, new residential construction permits, starts, and completions all grew more than expected in January.

   

• Can the Multifamily Boom Last?

  Multifamily is trending upward, but when it will peak depends on whom you talk to.

   

• Housing Starts Exceeded Expectations in December

  Housing permits continued to inch up last month, reaching the highest level seen since July 2008.

   

• Housing Permits Hit Four-Year High in November

  Starts, however, did poorly, led by a significant drop in single-family.

   

• New-Home Market Healthier, But Years from Full Recovery

  NAHB economists report a bright outlook for housing, while warning of several possible headwinds on the horizon.

   

• New Home Permits and Starts Climb to Highest Level in Four Years

  September's strong showing may be evidence that pent-up demand is finally showing signs of release, one economist says.

   

• A Tepid Economy Shouldn’t Hold Housing Back Next Year

  Economists polled by the National Association for Business Economics see home starts hitting 850,000 units in 2013.

   

• Single-Family Starts and Permits Move Up in August

  The lackluster pace of improvement, however, points to problems in underlying factors, one economist says.

   

• Housing Starts: Up From Here

  One investment firm argues that demand would support annual housing starts at 1.16 million by December.

   

• Housing Starts Can’t Stay Low Forever, Can They?

  To match the population-to-starts ratio from 1930 to 1945, housing would have to average 800,000 starts annually for the next 15 years, says one economist.

   

• Permits Up Strongly as Housing’s Recovery Takes Hold

  Starts were down in July due to sagging single-family activity.

   

• Renters Rule

  The multifamily rental segment is still showing better performance than the home buying segment.

   

• Single-Family Starts, Permits at Highest Levels in Years

  The more volatile multifamily sector registered mixed performance in June.

   

• Single-Family Starts, Permits Jumped in May

  Housing permits rose to the highest level seen in nearly four years.

   

• Starts Up Strongly in April

  Single-family permits were also up, while multifamily permits retreated from March’s surge.

   

• Top 50 Multifamily Builders in 2011

  Things were definitely moving in the right direction for multifamily starts last year.

   

• Modular Manufacturers Look Past Soft 2011 for Growth

  Leaders expect builders to seek prefab solutions as framers could be in short supply.

   

• NAHB Remains Optimstic About Housing Recovery

  Local improvement, however, will depend on how quickly foreclosures dissolve.