Builder Magazine: Housing Data

M.D.C. Holdings Ups Its Ante in Florida

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:27:32 EST

M.D.C. announces it has bought land in South Florida.

Best housing markets for the next 5 years

Wed, 22 May 2013 01:01:30 EST

National home prices are down almost 30% compared to the period right before the bubble burst, but they aren't expected to be down for long. Economists are expecting a 3.9% increase in home prices over the next five years. Here's where to look to cash in on that.

The Tornado Shelter Debate

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:12:36 EST

When a storm like the one that hit Moore, Okla., this week strikes, no house can withstand the blow. So why aren’t shelters more widely used?

Haters gonna hate: Mapping the hate

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:37 EST

Wondering where all the haters live? This map will help. The Geography of Hate project mapped over 150,000 tweets and used location data to map the locations where homophobic, racist, or other hateful messages originated.

Gentrification update

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:39:29 EST

New Geography contributor Aaron M. Renn explores the most commonly chosen means, or at least the most attempted means, of revitalizing central cities that have fallen on hard times: gentrification.

A Healing Economy Lifts Housing Market

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:34 EST

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

What you need to know when selling to foreign-born home buyers.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:01:23 EST

Tips for selling to foreign-born home buyers.

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

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:37 EST

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

Big Builders Take Share

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:56:34 EST

Top 100 builders nab 50 percent of new-home closings in 2012.

2012: A Good Year for Builders

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:07:47 EST

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

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:43:06 EST

Shortage of workers leads to higher wages and home prices.

"Phoenix Rising" Is No Longer a Cliché

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:36:46 EST

But the market still has a ways to go for full recovery.

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

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:08 EST

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

Income taxes heat-mapped

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:52:10 EST

Atlantic Cities' Richard Florida notes that states with higher per capita tax collection rates are more affluent, with higher concentrations of talent and highly educated people.

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

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:47 EST

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

How Builders Market Backward

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:27:20 EST

Marketing veterans at Hanley Wood's Housing Leadership Summit argue that builders need to shift their focus from what they're building to who they're building for.

Texas is new-home sales super power among top 10 markets

Wed, 15 May 2013 09:57:09 EST

While California housing markets rebounded over the past year, Texas dominated on volume, according to a Tuesday report from analysis firm CoreLogic. MarketWatch's Ruth Mantell reports.

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

Mon, 13 May 2013 02:19:24 EST

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.

Public Home Builders Return to Rrofitability

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:37:24 EST

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

Production Builders Drawn To Rental Construction

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:23:16 EST

As demand for rental housing surges, some single-family production builders want in on the act. But is their foray simply an opportunistic response to a temporary downturn or a legitimate threat to their multifamily peers?