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The historic multifamily construction boom is already fading

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The number of renters who can even afford to buy a home at the national median list price of $425,000 compared to a year ago is down 15%, according to the National Association of Realtors. . Department of Housing and Urban Development. Those same interest rates pushing would-be homebuyers to the sidelines are also hurting developers.

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Dearth of new construction strains migration hotspot of Alabama

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We are very bullish on Alabama and its long-term prospects,” Jeremy Walker, CEO of the Alabama Realtors Association , said. “We New construction is backed up,” she said. Survey participants reported family and employment opportunities as their primary reasons for moving to the state. “We

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Sun Belt cities lead the way for new home sales

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A key conclusion is that while new construction creates additional supply for first-time and move-up buyers alike, it comes with an additional expense. While many metro areas currently offer an advantage where you can purchase a new construction home for a similar price or even less than the average area home, there is still a 23.8%

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Homebuilders are primed for an even better 2024

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And with the ability to buy down consumers’ mortgage rates while still maintaining double-digit margins, new construction grew to comprise roughly 30% of total housing inventory in 2023, more than double a normal year. Let’s look at the new construction forecast for 2024. million new single-family construction units in 2024.

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Keller Williams launches KW New Homes Community

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Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Sales continued to trend lower in June as some builders slow sales contracts to manage supply-chains, amidst longer delivery times and higher construction costs,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 6.6% Census Bureau.

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US housing market is short 5.5 million homes, NAR says

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The National Association of Realtors says the current state of the housing market is absolutely “dire,” the consequence of a housing shortage 30 years in the making. According to the lobbying group, construction of long-term housing fell 5.5 In fact, coming off the Great Recession, new home construction in the U.S.

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Gen X is already looking for housing appropriate for aging in place

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David O’Reilly, CEO of Howard Hughes Holdings which constructs planned communities, describes the market being “at the cusp,” saying that the demand appears to be coinciding with more members of Gen X nearing a time where they will become “empty nesters.”

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