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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. Home construction New home construction ramped up early in the pandemic but moderated as interest rates ticked up and mortgage rates followed. The rate of homes under construction has roughly plateaued since April 2022. The figure – up 17.7%

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US housing market is short 5.5 million homes, NAR says

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According to the lobbying group, construction of long-term housing fell 5.5 The NAR is calling for a “major national commitment” to build more housing of all types by expanding resources, addressing barriers to new development and making new housing construction an integral part of a national infrastructure strategy.

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HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announces resignation

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced her resignation from office, according to an announcement released on Monday by HUD. And there are more housing units under construction right now than at any time in the last 50 years. This is a developing story. Marcia Fudge , the 18th Secretary of the U.S.

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White House announces new housing initiatives to boost homeownership

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homebuyers to “obtain access to affordable mortgage credit when seeking to purchase properties with ADUs, add ADUs to existing structures, or construct new homes with ADUs,” with such flexibilities designed to allow first-time homebuyers, seniors and inter-generational families to establish generational wealth, the announcement said.

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Homebuilders are feeling pretty good right now

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New home construction is taking on an increased role in the marketplace because many home owners with loans well below current mortgage rates are electing to stay put, and this is keeping the supply of existing homes at a very low level ,” Alicia Huey, the NAHB chair, said in a statement. That share from 2000-2019 was a 12.7%

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Streamlining subsidies to build more affordable housing

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To help the lowest-income families, who increasingly can’t find affordable housing in today’s market, federal, state, and local governments devote considerable resources to subsidize the development of affordable housing with below market rents. LITHC projects built between 2000-2018 needed to layer an average of 3.5

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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.