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Featured Builder's Profile / Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company has supplied high-quality lumber and building materials to a wide range of professional contractors and homebuilders. With over 90 years of industry experience, the company only strives to provide thier clients with high-quality products and brands.
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NAR: Existing-home Sales Fell 1.5% in December
By Jack Bjorklund / January 20, 2023According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales fell for the eleventh month in a row in December. Three of the four major U.S. regions experienced month-over-month declines,...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates fall slightly as consumer confidence reaches 8-month high
By Jack Bjorklund / December 23, 2022The results of Freddie Mac‘s Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) were revealed today, and the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.27%. The Freddie Mac fixed rate on a 30-year...
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NAR: November’s Existing-Home Sales fell 7.7%
By Jack Bjorklund / December 21, 2022According to the National Association of REALTORS, existing-home sales fell for the ninth consecutive month in November. All four major U.S. regions experienced month-over-month and year-over-year reductions. Total existing-home...
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Zillow: Home Prices Level Off as Mortgage Rates Cool the Market
By Chris Gordon / November 24, 2022Home values remained nearly flat in October as new inventory dwindled and sales from the pandemic frenzy continued to fall. According to the most recent Zillow market report, both...
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Builder Confidence Falls for the Ninth Month in a Row
By Zach Myers / September 20, 2022Builder confidence fell for the ninth consecutive month in September, indicating that the housing market’s slowdown is continuing, as the combination of high-interest rates, persistent building material supply chain...
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Builder Confidence Dropped for the Eighth Consecutive Month
By Phil Garcia / August 16, 2022Builder confidence fell for the eighth consecutive month in August, as rising interest rates, ongoing supply chain issues, and high home prices exacerbate housing affordability issues. According to the...
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Builder Confidence Falls as Interest Rates Rise, Exacerbated by Rising Affordability Concerns
By Vince Harvey / May 18, 2022Builder confidence fell sharply in May, indicating that the housing market is now slowing, as rising affordability challenges in the form of rapidly rising interest rates, double-digit price increases...
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NAR: Energy Efficiency Becoming More Popular Among Buyers
By Owen Everett / April 27, 2022The number of Realtors involved with buying or selling a property with energy efficiency features has significantly increased in the past year, according to a recent study from the...
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Freddie Mac Predicts Single-Family Market will Remain Strong as Interest Rates Rise
By Bobby Craig / April 19, 2022Despite rising mortgage rates, Freddie Mac predicts that the single-family purchase housing market will remain strong in 2022. According to the company’s chief economist’s new Quarterly Forecast, rising rates...
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Rural Homebuilding is Still on the Rise
By Owen Everett / April 10, 2022According to a recent post from the National Association of Home Builders, both single-family and multifamily housing construction in rural areas has increased over the last year. NAHB says,...