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HBGI: Single-family construction grows in Q4 2024
By Jack Bjorklund / March 4, 2025According to the most recent National Association of Home Builders Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), the persistent scarcity of existing homes for sale has aided in the growth of...
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Private Residential Construction Spending Falls in January
By Jack Bjorklund / March 3, 2025In January, private residential construction spending fell by 0.4%, owing primarily to a reduction in multifamily construction and home renovation investment. This dip came after three months of uninterrupted...
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Absorption Rates Dive as Multifamily Completions Hit Record Highs
By Jack Bjorklund / February 28, 2025According to the Census Bureau’s most recent Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA), the percentage of new apartment units absorbed within three months after completion has...
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Bigger Apartments: Multifamily Unit Size Sees Notable Growth
By Chris Gordon / February 25, 2025According to NAHB’s study of quarterly Census data, the number of multifamily for-rent housing starts fell in the fourth quarter of 2024. In the quarter, 91,000 multifamily homes began...
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NAHB: 2024 Townhouse Construction Grows
By Jack Bjorklund / February 21, 2025Townhouse construction increased 10% in 2024, surpassing the rest of the single-family home building market. According to NAHB’s analysis of the most recent Census data for Starts and Completions...
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Build-for-rent single-family home construction fall back
By Jack Bjorklund / February 20, 2025Single-family built-for-rent construction fell year on year in the fourth quarter of 2024, as rising finance costs limited building activity. This slowdown is comparable to the slowing of multifamily...
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NAHB: Builder Credit Tightens, Mixed Cost Results
By Jack Bjorklund / February 14, 2025Borrowers and lenders agreed that credit for residential Land Acquisition, Development, and Construction (AD&C) tightened further in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the NAHB’s AD&C Financing survey...
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Residential Construction Input Prices Rise in January
By Jack Bjorklund / February 13, 2025According to the most current Producer Price Index (PPI) report published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for inputs to new residential construction, excluding capital investment,...
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January Job Growth Slows
By Jack Bjorklund / February 7, 2025In January, US job growth slowed due to wildfires in Southern California and poor winter weather across much of the country. Meanwhile, the jobless rate dipped to 4.0%. According...
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Construction Job Market Softens
By Jack Bjorklund / February 4, 2025The number of open construction sector jobs remained lower than a year earlier, according to the December Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The total...