July housing starts fell by 7 percent, the Census Bureau reported yesterday, a disappointing result as home builders continue to be hamstrung by pipeline and labor shortages.
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June New Home Sales Down 6.6%
June new home sales fell well below consensus expectations, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Monday, though analysts did not appear to be too worried by the results.
June New Home Sales Down 6.6%
June new home sales fell well below consensus expectations, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Monday, though analysts did not appear to be too worried by the results.
May New Home Sales Disappoint
New home sales tumbled by nearly 6 percent in May—and the report revised downward the previous three months’ statistics, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
May Housing Starts Seesaw Back on Track
One step back; one step forward. Housing starts have alternated between up and down during 2021, and in keeping with the pattern, improved in May after declining in April, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Wednesday.
New Home Sales Tumble to 10-Month Low
New home sales took a double hit yesterday, according to HUD and the Census Bureau: not only did April new home sales fall by nearly 6 percent, March sales revised sharply downward by more than 10 percent.
Supply Issues Hold Back April Housing Starts
Supply constraints continue to prevent a sizzling housing market from turning white-hot, with April housing starts falling by nearly 10 percent, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
March New Home Sales Roar
March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, the saying goes, but it evidently doesn’t apply to new home sales.
MBA Chart of the Week: New Home Sales, Single-Family Housing Starts
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week focuses on newly built homes, as measured by new home sales and single-family housing starts.
March Housing Starts Post at Highest Rate in 15 Years
Housing starts recovered from a sluggish February to its highest rate since 2006 in March, HUD and the Census Bureau reported Friday.