Market Data + Trends Builder Sentiment up Overall in New Index Readings The latest data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose five points to 74 in December 2017,...
Market Data + Trends Upward Mobility in Home Building Companies The National Association of Home Builders' latest study identifies eight senior positions at home building companies that are filled by...
Market Data + Trends New Study Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Suburban Sprawl, New Urbanism High-rise residents consume approximately 27 percent more energy than their suburban counterparts, according to a new report. Researchers...
Market Data + Trends Tesla Tips Residential Solar Market Downward After Years of Double-Digit Growth According to GTM’s quarterly solar market report, the residential solar market is expected to drop 13 percent for 2017. In 2016, the market...
Market Data + Trends Fewer Jobs, Longer Hours for Construction Workers in 2017 New analysis of timesheet data shows that construction workers are working, on average, 39.6 hours a week in 2017, an hour increase from...
Market Data + Trends In Defense of Houston's Urban Planning In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, some critics argued that Houston's zoning and 'notorious' sprawl threaten its infrastructure. Others now...
Market Data + Trends Florida Had the Most High-Risk Housing Markets in 2017's Third Quarter According to the CoreLogic Market Health Indicator, most markets are still healthy with relatively low risk. However, 16 of the top 100...
Market Data + Trends In November, U.S. Home Prices Rose, Inventory Fell, and California Markets Are Still Pinched Nationally, home prices increased 7.8 percent, and inventory declined 12.8 percent. Sonoma County was affected by October's wildfires with...
Market Data + Trends In Q4 2017, U.S. Housing Inventory Had the Biggest Drop Since 2013 In 2017's fourth quarter, home inventory decreased by 10.5 percent. Homes across three price categories, starter, trade-up, and premium, are...
Market Data + Trends New Rental Housing Report Shows 'Alarming Trends' for Affordability A new report on rental housing from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies says the supply of affordable housing is not meeting the...
