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Featured Builder's Profile / Flemingsburg KY
A.W. Graham Lumber LLC
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NAHB: New Home Sales Remained Relatively Unchanged in February 2023
By Jack Bjorklund / March 23, 2023Increased mortgage rates and home prices, as well as higher building expenses, all led to a drop in new home sales in February, but trends indicate that this will...
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NAR: Existing-home sales increased 14.5% in February
By Jack Bjorklund / March 22, 2023According to the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales reversed a 12-month decline in February, posting the highest monthly percentage increase since July 2020. Sales increased month over month...
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Pull Back
By Jack Bjorklund / March 16, 2023According to the results of Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Study (PMMS), the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.60 percent. “Mortgage rates are down following an increase of more...
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NAHB: Single-Family Market Share Continues to Shift Away from Densely Populated Areas
By Jack Bjorklund / March 8, 2023While nationwide single-family housing starts have slowed in the last year, the most significant reduction in percentage terms is occurring in the most crowded counties, where housing costs are...
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ABC: 2023 Construction Workforce Shortage Tops Half a Million
By Jack Bjorklund / February 10, 2023According to a proprietary model produced by Associated Builders and Contractors, the construction sector will need to attract an additional 546,000 workers on top of the typical hiring pace...
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NAR: Q4 of 2022, nearly 9 out of 10 metro areas saw increases in home prices
By Jack Bjorklund / February 10, 2023Single-family existing-home sales prices climbed in almost 90% of measured metro areas – 166 of 186 – in the fourth quarter. The national median single-family existing-home price increased 4.0%...
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NAHB: Housing Affordability Hits Record Low
By Jack Bjorklund / February 9, 2023According to the NAHB, only 38.1% of new and existing houses sold in the fourth quarter were affordable to families earning the national median income. Housing affordability posted three...
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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...