Market Data + Trends Like Many States, Nevada Faces Builder Shortage Skilled workers are leaving the construction game, either by changing careers or picking up stakes
Regulations NAHB: Proposed federal overtime rules would worsen construction industry labor shortage At least 116,000 supervisors could be affected
Smart Growth Mortgage Master: 75 Million Homebuying Millennials on the Horizon A study found that 93 percent of 75.3 million Millennials want to own a home in the near future
New-Home Sales Housing Market Poised for Largest Expansion Next 10 Years Demographic and economic changes are forecasted to create 15.9 million additional households by 2024
New-Home Sales Fastest Moving Housing Markets Slow Down Homes are starting to stay on the market longer than two months, shifting to a buyer’s market
New-Home Sales Money Magazine Ranks 50 Best U.S. Small Cities Good jobs and a charming downtown help get towns on the list
Market Data + Trends Top 16 U.S. Towns for the Outdoorsy Homebuyer Outside magazine ranks the best towns to live, work, run, sail, climb, and paddle
New-Home Sales Boomerang Buyers to Make a Roaring Comeback Out of the 7.3 million homeowners who went through foreclosure or short sales during the bust, about 700,000 are projected to reenter the market this year
Market Data + Trends Seniors Drive Uptick in Household Formation Two-thirds of all households created last year were by Americans between 65 and 74 years old
Market Data + Trends Today’s Young Americans Rent Longer Than Ever The typical American today rents for six years before buying. In the 1970s, it was only 2.6 years