After hitting historic lows during the Great Recession, African American homeownership in the U.S. has rebounded promisingly, said Zillow, Seattle, marking what it suggested was “perhaps the start of a recovery.”
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MBA Chart of the Week: Home Sales and Inventory for Sale
This week’s chart highlights longer-term trends in home sales and inventory of homes on the market.
MBA Chart of the Week: Home Sales and Inventory for Sale
This week’s chart highlights longer-term trends in home sales and inventory of homes on the market.
MBA Chart of the Week: Mobility Rates and Reasons for Moving
This week’s MBA Chart of the Week examines the reasons why fewer Americans are moving.
U.S. Population Growth Continues to Slow
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows 42 states and the District of Columbia had fewer births in 2019 than 2018, while eight states saw a birth increase. With fewer births in recent years and the number of deaths increasing, natural increase (or births minus deaths) has declined steadily over the past decade.
New Home Sales Post Modest November Increase
November sales of new single‐family houses rose by 1.3 percent from October and by nearly 17 percent from a year ago, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday.
Strong Housing Starts Report Caps Off Big Week for Housing
We could get used to the kind of momentum the housing market has right now.
October New Home Sales Dip, But Outlook Brighter
HUD and the Census Bureau yesterday reported sales of new single‐family houses in October fell slightly but performed strongly compared to a year ago.
October Housing Starts: Slow and Steady Wins the Month
October housing starts rose by nearly 4 percent, HUD and the Census Bureau reported yesterday, a welcome signal that momentum appears to be rising among home buyers and home builders.
MBA Chart of the Week: MBA Builder Applications Survey vs. Census New Home Sales
According to data from the MBA Builder Applications Survey, new home purchase activity fell in September but remained higher than a year ago, continuing a trend where purchase demand for new homes for sale this year have consistently outpaced year ago levels.