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New Home Construction Expectations for 2022

Appraisal Buzz

What is on the horizon in 2022? Of course, the construction industry has been facing some pressing challenges, including hitches in global and national supply chains. This makes new home construction a continued challenge, even as demand exists to accelerate new housing. However, things may be looking up again in 2022.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. High mortgage rates and home prices quelled the surge in buyer demand, and time seems to have moderated the supply chain shocks.

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Zillow and Redfin partner on new construction listings

Housing Wire

Zillow Group ‘s new-construction listings will be automatically syndicated to Redfin. The deal between the listing platforms comes as new construction listings form roughly 30% of the housing sales market. It benefits home builders by expanding their reach to additional home buyers,” Gehrett added.

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Relocation Trends for Buyers in 2022

Appraisal Buzz

The housing market has been a roller coaster ride since COVID-19 began, and it hasn’t shown signs of stopping in 2022. Here are some buyer relocation trends to watch out for in 2022’s hectic real estate market. Affordability remains an issue for younger buyers who haven’t yet saved enough money. 2021 to Jan.

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Institutional buyers pumped the brakes on purchase activity in 2023

Housing Wire

In December 2023, a startling rumor started to spread on social media — that large institutional buyers had purchased 44% of the available homes on the market in 2023, leaving policymakers concerned with the potentially predatory grip of these entities. New Western , meanwhile, also stood out as a marketplace for real estate investors.

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Residential construction jobs now 7.6% above pre-COVID level

Housing Wire

After a month of very little change in April , the construction sector had a solid month of job growth in May, according to the U.S. Construction gained 36,000 jobs in May, with residential building adding 5,000 jobs and residential specialty trade contractors gain 11,700 jobs. The post Residential construction jobs now 7.6%

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Dearth of new construction strains migration hotspot of Alabama

Housing Wire

Between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, Alabama’s population grew by 34,000 people, according to estimates published by the U.S. Lower rates are likely to make homeownership accessible to more buyers and it should prompt some potential sellers who are locked in at a rate of 3% or less to list. You can find the city, the country.