New HUD Secretary Vows to Work With Builders to Cut Regulations, Boost Housing Supply
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner said on Feb. 27 that he would work to reduce regulatory ...
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Tariffs, Likely to Be ‘Inflationary,’ Face Uncertain Future
On Sat., Feb. 1, President Donald Trump imposed previously promised tariffs, implementing a 25% tax on imported goods from Mexico ...
Housing Starts Down Overall, but Single-Family Construction Increases
Housing starts decreased from October to November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest monthly report on new construction. Within ...
Housing Starts Dinged by Rising Mortgage Rates
Recently rising mortgage rates have once again put pressure on housing construction, with housing starts falling month-over-month and year-over-year, according ...
Positive Signs: Single-Family New Construction, Permits Rise in September
On the heels of two consecutive months of homebuilder confidence increases that broke a four-month streak of drops, the latest ...
Homebuilder Confidence Continues to Rise as Inflation Eases
As inflation eases—with the latest Consumer Price Index reporting the smallest annual increase since February 2021—builder confidence continues to steadily ...
NAHB Reports Remodeling Market Sentiment Dips in Q3
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for Q3, posting a reading ...
Homebuilder Confidence Breaks Streak, Sees Increase
The decline of mortgage rates to their lowest level in 19 months has instilled new confidence in homebuilders in September, ...
New-Home Construction Highly Concentrated in Small Metros, ‘Core’ Counties
Both real estate practitioners and lawmakers have been stressing inventory as one of the housing market’s major challenges. What changes ...
Housing Starts Drop 14% in July; Hurricane, High Rates and Prices Likely Reasons
The construction of new U.S. homes fell to a 16-month low in July, according to the Census Bureau and the ...
21 Ways to Create a Recruiting 2.0 Culture
Recruiting and retention chases agents. Selection and development chooses them, invests in them and gives them a reason no split can match. Read more.
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