Financing Purchase Mortgage Volume Hits Highest Level in a Month Though the overall mortgage application volume for the week ending on April 24 may have been down, the week’s numbers actually bring good...
Construction Pa. Construction Will Resume May 1 With Intense Safety Protocol After shutting down all but essential construction in Pa., Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that residential construction may resume on May 1....
Sales Will Real Estate Markets Revive After States Reopen? When the pandemic first began and shelter-in-place orders dried up housing demand, the question was how the real estate market would fare...
Codes + Standards NAHB Loses Influence in 2021 IECC Building Code Development Despite objections from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the development of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code...
Economics Reasons for Economic Recovery, and How Builders Can Plan for It More than two months into an economic downturn that rivals the worst of the Great Recession, Robert Dietz and his team are working to help builders make sense of COVID-19's impact on the housing industry
New-Home Sales Top 15 Housing Markets Most At-Risk From Coronavirus Fallout Florida and New Jersey housing markets may have an even worse 2020 than the rest of the country's markets, according to a new study by ATTOM...
Coronavirus Resources and Information Why Are the Suburbs Trending During the Pandemic? All the museums and restaurants of cities are moot points when they’re shut down and residents are shut in. Throw in a heightened awareness...
Demographics Homeownership Rate Up First Quarter 2020 Despite every setback 2020 has had to offer, there is still some housing market momentum leftover from the end of 2019. Thanks to low...
Demographics How Is Demand Responding to Current Housing Market Conditions? With all the signs of economic slowdown, it does not take an industry expert to know that the coronavirus is negatively impacting home sales...
Financing Mortgage Applications Surge May Signal Return of Homebuyer Confidence Need a midweek pick-me-up? The housing market is showing early signs that it could be making a comeback as the weekly mortgage application...
