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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

However, as mortgage rates hit multi-decade highs , cooling demand and shrinking the pool of qualified buyers for new homes, homebuilders slowed their pace of construction, which settled at a plateau that is still well above pre-pandemic levels. ” However, Basu notes supply chains are already facing new pressures in 2024.

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Will the Infrastructure Bill Affect the Real Estate Market?

Appraisal Buzz

The housing market has experienced a turbulent few years, so what can industry experts expect in the future? After months of paperwork and organizing teams, many experts believe the allocated funding will start positively affecting the real estate market. Secondary Real Estate Markets On the Rise. construction sites.

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Large Metro Suburban Single-family Construction Slows

Eyes on Housing

Recent developments in the first quarter of 2022 per NAHB’s Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), indicate single-family home building slowing in suburbs, with most other regional geographies following suit. Following the aftermath of COVID-19, home buyer preferences for the suburbs have eased.

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Opinion: Proptech’s big miss

Housing Wire

The numbers are staggering so it is no surprise that residential proptech is a heady market, capturing the imagination of entrepreneurs and institutions alike. As a marketer by profession, I tend to put these companies into categories to create a narrative and to develop brand specificity. Investors’ No.

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Mike Fratantoni on MBA’s 2022 mortgage market forecast

Housing Wire

We’ve had the sharpest and yet also the shortest recession in history, record-low mortgage rates leading to record origination volumes, and record home prices as housing demand far outstripped supply. How will the Federal Reserve respond to economic developments in 2022, and what will be the impact on mortgage rates?

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June Newsletter-Easing Off the Pedal

DW Slater Company

They had simulators that you sat in and gave you all kinds of tests to develop your defensive driving skills. Well, the market in North Texas is still very hot. Not braking just easing off the pedal as there are some current issues that are impacting the markets. What’s Been Driving Our Markets? It was great!

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Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction

Housing Wire

Builders are having to delay project start times, resulting in cost blowouts and developments not being completed. ’ Other factors that have played a role in the supply shortage include increased freight costs caused by the impacts of COVID-19, a nationwide housing shortage and unprecedented demand for new housing stock. .