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Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 3, 2021
The construction sector added a total of 31,000 jobs in November, on par with the two prior months. It was a strong month for construction,” First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi said in a statement. “We Following a strong showing in October , a somewhat disappointing U.S.
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Exurban areas (large metro outlying counties) recorded the largest 12-month decline in single-family construction, dropping from an annual growth rate of 31.9% It uses county-level data for single and multi-family permits to gauge housing construction growth in both urban and rural metros.
Housing Wire
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
Seattle and London-based construction technology company Modulous has raised $11.5 based real estate developer, CEMEX Ventures , the venture arm of construction giant CEMEX ; Blackhorn Ventures (U.S.); The post Construction tech startup Modulous raises $11.5
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
To keep pace with current construction demand, and account for attrition, 740,000 new construction workers are needed each year for the next three years , a report by the Home Builders Institute contends. million new hires for construction.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
The residential construction industry is facing a crisis as builders manage the critical shortage of building materials and labor. Tye Alroe, director of Alroe Constructions , was recently let down by a subcontractor who pulled out of a job at the last minute. “I
Inman
JANUARY 13, 2023
Era Ventures led the funding round for New York-based Welcome Homes, an online home construction platform that elevates the design and buy process of new property construction. News Brief Select Technology Era Ventures home construction new construction venture capital Welcome Homes
Eyes on Housing
MAY 19, 2022
Over the last four quarters, townhouse construction starts totaled 152,000 units, 25% higher than the prior four quarter total (122,000).
Eyes on Housing
JUNE 1, 2022
The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job openings year-over-year. The count of open construction jobs jumped to 449,000 unfilled positions in April.
Housing Wire
JULY 8, 2022
The construction sector, meanwhile, had only a slight gain, according to the U.S. But employment showed little change over the month in other major industries, including construction, retail trade, financial activities, government and other services. Job growth in the U.S.
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The number of women employed in the construction industry increased to over 1.24 million in 2021, as the construction industry was quickly recovering jobs lost earlier during the pandemic induced recession. Currently, women make up 11% of the construction workforce, up from 9.3%
Eyes on Housing
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
Over the last four quarters, townhouse construction starts totaled 152,000 units, 7% higher than the prior four quarter total (142,000).
Appraisal Buzz
JANUARY 17, 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.
Eyes on Housing
JUNE 7, 2022
Supply-chain challenges and unfavorable economic conditions have reduced the pace of single-family residential construction across all regional submarkets.
Housing Wire
OCTOBER 8, 2021
After losing 3,000 jobs in August , the construction sector added 22,000 jobs in September. However, construction employment is still 201,000 jobs below its February 2020 level. The average hourly earnings of production and non-supervisory employees in construction are up 5.8%
Eyes on Housing
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The count of open, unfilled jobs for the overall economy increased in September, rising from 10.3 million open positions to 10.71 million. This represents a small increase from a year ago (10.67 million).
Housing Wire
AUGUST 18, 2020
New home construction continues to climb, as privately owned single-family housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.496 million, a 22.6% The post New home construction shoots up 22.6%
Eyes on Housing
AUGUST 17, 2022
Nonetheless, over the last four quarters, townhouse construction starts totaled 148,000 units, 7% higher than the prior four quarter total (138,000).
Eyes on Housing
AUGUST 4, 2021
According to the 2020 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey data and analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), half of payroll workers in construction earn more than $50,460 and the top 25% make at least $71,000.
Eyes on Housing
DECEMBER 8, 2021
The labor market continues to tighten, especially for the construction industry. The count of open construction jobs increased to 410,000 unfilled positions in October, the highest measure in the history of the data series (going back to late 2000).
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
In response, multifamily construction has skyrocketed over the last year, hitting a historic high of 841,000 units under construction nationwide in June of this year, according to research from the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association.
Eyes on Housing
MARCH 9, 2022
The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job openings year-over-year. The count of open construction jobs increased for the month to 380,000 unfilled positions in January.
Inman
JANUARY 30, 2023
Inman Intel News Brief Select Technology Venture Capital construction Freemodel funding presale renovations PropTech Series A financing venture capitalQED led a $19.5
Eyes on Housing
JULY 6, 2022
The construction labor market remains tight, but the total number of open construction sector jobs has likely reached a cyclical peak as economic activity slows in response to tighter financial conditions.
Eyes on Housing
JUNE 9, 2021
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Eyes on Housing
MAY 26, 2021
NAHB analysis of the most recent 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) data reveals that the median age of construction workers is 41, the same as a typical worker in the national labor force. The median age of construction.
McKissock
MAY 6, 2022
New construction is treated a little differently by lenders, FHA, and the GSEs. When appraising new construction homes, you must take into consideration certain features and attributes that don’t necessarily apply to re-sales.
Eyes on Housing
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction jumped 28.1% in 2021.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 26, 2022
At 11,000 units started, this was the best quarter for condo construction since the third quarter of 2008. As a result, the market share of rental units of multifamily construction starts decreased to 91% during the first quarter.
Eyes on Housing
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
At 141,000 units started, this was the largest quarter for rental multifamily construction since the second quarter of 1986. The market share of rental units of multifamily construction starts increased to 97% as the already small condo.
Eyes on Housing
JANUARY 4, 2023
The count of open, unfilled jobs for the overall economy declined slightly in November, falling from 10.51 million open positions to 10.46 million. This represents a decrease from a year ago (10.92 million), a sign the labor market is slowing in response to tighter monetary policy.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 24, 2022
The missing middle construction sector includes development of medium-density housing, including townhouses, duplexes and other small multifamily properties.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 7, 2021
Residential construction employment rose by 3,100 in April, after an increase of 28,700 in March. Read More › Construction Statistics Economic Indicators Economics Housing Data COVID-19 employment labor force labor force participation rate residential construction employment
Eyes on Housing
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
What had been, in prior years, a challenge in certain sectors, like construction, continues as. The labor market continues to tighten. In the September BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data, the national number of job quits for all sectors (4.4
Appraisal Buzz
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The post New Construction on the Rise appeared first on theMReport.com. The post New Construction on the Rise appeared first on Appraisal Buzz. The pool of newly built single-family homes on the market is at a record high, as builders try to keep up with surging homebuyer demand.
Housing Wire
JUNE 3, 2022
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.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 18, 2021
According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, townhouse construction continued at a strong pace in the first quarter of 2021. This followed the best quarter for townhouse construction in 2.5
Eyes on Housing
MAY 2, 2022
As the construction labor market remains tight and skilled labor shortages persist, wages in construction continue to rise, often outpacing and exceeding typical earnings in other industries.
Eyes on Housing
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
The second quarter of 2021 marked the second consecutive quarter of loan growth for residential construction loans. The volume of 1-4 unit residential construction loans made by FDIC-insured institutions increased by 4.9%
Housing Wire
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Duncan noted the pace of new home sales over the past six months has accelerated more quickly than the construction pace, suggesting homebuilders will have to play catch up relative to sales going forward.
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