Housing Data

Housing Data

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

  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

  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

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

   

• Production Builders Drawn To Rental Construction

  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?

   

• 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.

   

• Ryland's String of Builder Buyouts Extends to Texas

  In its third home-builder acquisition in 11 months, Ryland is returning to Dallas.

   

• Lumber Supplies Remain Tight for Foreseeable Future

  With dimensional lumber predicted to experience continuing shortages and rising prices—thanks to increasing marketplace demand—industry observers are encouraging dealers to keep enough inventory on hand for jobs sold over the next quarter.

   

• Denver’s Century Communities Joins the Ranks of Publicly Owned Builders

  Its closings this year are projected to jump 48% above 2012.

   

• A Builder Started by Traders Rings The Bell in Columbia, Mo.

  The builder has a decent lot supply in a market where there's been little residential development of late.

   

• The 10 most exciting cities in America

  Movoto's top 10 list of the most exciting cities in the country is an exercise in surprise. Hint: New York City isn't No.1.

   

• Design Details: Home Offices

  Home offices are taking on new shapes to meet the needs of buyers of all kinds.

   

• 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.