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DataDigest: What the latest data says about home prices, construction and sales

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Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The region was responsible for almost 65% of the adjusted rate of home sales, up about 10 percentage points from the same month in 2018. The rate of homes under construction has roughly plateaued since April 2022. The figure – up 17.7%

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Proprietary Capital completes acquisition of AFR, hires new COO

Housing Wire

Pieklo spent 14 years at the lender before leaving in 2018. Since its foundation in 1997, Proprietary Capital has developed a platform to invest in the U.S. It also has a niche in construction and manufactured home loan programs. He was previously at UMortgage , holding the role of vice president of revenue.

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New home sales make it clear: Housing is in a recession

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This data line confirms what we all know to be the case: The housing market, at least as it relates to construction, is in a recession. We talked about this in March , and even last year, when I wrote about the problem with the housing construction boom premise. “I don’t expect a boom in housing construction.

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New home sales are at risk with rising mortgage rates ?

Housing Wire

Second, because of the downtrend in inventory since 2014 and the demand pick-up we will see in the years 2020-2024, we had a risk of home prices accelerating too much. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. months and above, the builders will pull back on construction. The only risk to that 6.2

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Why new home sales are finally moderating

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. We don’t need to be concerned about the moderation in the new home sales data because inventory is still low. ” I’m sure you’ve heard the thesis that low inventory suppresses sales. Builder confidence is primarily based on inventory.

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New home sales defy recession calls

Housing Wire

Some people prefer something other than the current active existing inventory. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply: The seasonally‐adjusted estimate of new houses for sale at the end of May was 428,000. Now on to the report. This is 12.2 percent (±12.8

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New home sales beats estimates, but what does it mean?

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Census: For Sale Inventory and Months’ Supply The seasonally?adjusted Five months of the supply are homes in construction. That is a high level, and two months of the supply hasn’t started construction yet, and a whopping 0.68 This is 10.7 percent (±18.9

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