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

Housing Wire

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 report boosted by positive revisions

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It gives an idea of what to expect for housing construction. months and above, the builders will pull back on construction. The builders will pull back on construction growth if new homes sales start to head lower. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. From Census: The seasonally?adjusted

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Builders only have 76,000 completed new homes for sale

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As we can see in the chart below, sales levels aren’t exactly booming like they were from 2002-2005. months, the builders will pause construction. months, and we had a big miss on housing starts last week , mostly coming from multifamily construction.

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Low housing inventory a win for homebuilders

Housing Wire

As I have stressed time after time, we shouldn’t be using the housing economic models of 2002-2008 — that would have led everyone to believe we had a mass supply of housing coming online in 2022. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The builders will pull back on construction when the supply is 6.5

Inventory 541
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Are new home sales flagging a recession?

Housing Wire

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. As you can see, sales levels were never elevated like what we saw from 2002-2005. This housing cycle is and will always be based on real demand, versus the credit boom we saw from 2002 to 2005. months and above, the builders will pull back on construction.

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D.R. Horton acquires homebuilding assets from Truland Homes

Housing Wire

We look forward to continuing as a key lot development partner for D.R. Horton has been the largest homebuilder by volume in the United States since 2002. Horton is involved in the construction and sale of both single-family and multi-family rental properties and holds a majority stake in Forestar Group Inc., ” D.R.

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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. 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 The builders will pull back on construction when the supply is 6.5 This is 10.7 percent (±18.9

Inventory 454