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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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New Home Construction Expectations for 2022

Appraisal Buzz

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. Importantly, labor mismatches have a big impact on construction labor.

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Large Metro Suburban Single-family Construction Slows

Eyes on Housing

Following the aftermath of COVID-19, home buyer preferences for the suburbs have eased. Supply-chain challenges and unfavorable economic conditions have reduced the pace of single-family residential construction across all regional submarkets. Read More ›

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Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction

Housing Wire

The residential construction industry is facing a crisis as builders manage the critical shortage of building materials and labor. Explosive supply and labor costs are forcing long delays and leaving builders out of pocket, as the United States’ property fervor drives insatiable demand. . I had a roofer locked in six weeks in advance.

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D.R. Horton sees ‘outstanding’ profits despite increased costs, build time

Housing Wire

builder confidence, housing starts, homebuilder, builder, lumber, construction costs. Auld said the homebuilder started construction on 24,800 homes this quarter and homes and inventory “increased 30% from a year ago with only 600 unsold completed homes across the nation. per diluted share.” That’s up from $2.53

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Pulte Group thrived in 2021, but it’s not celebrating

Housing Wire

On the other hand, they will not have the materials, labor, or efficient supply chain processes to meet that demand. For Pulte Group, buyers paid an average price of $463,000, up 11% from the year before. The homebuilder’s trade group continues to refer the supply chain as a “crisis.”. Horton and Lennar are no.

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The big short in housing supply isn’t going away

Housing Wire

In November 2021, the supply of homes for sale nationwide as a percentage of occupied residential inventory remained near historic lows at 1.19% — meaning only 119 in every 10,000 homes were for sale — much lower than the historical average of 2.5%. The majority of the supply of homes for sale come from existing homes, not new construction.