U.S. housing starts retreat in September, dragging down U.S. growth
admin The numbers: Construction on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 8.1% in September to…
Read MoreResidential Building Construction
Builder sentiment drops to the lowest level since 2012. Home builders say the ‘situation is unhealthy and unsustainable.’
The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence fell 8 points to…
Read MoreShort-term rentals ‘gobbled up’ homes, worsening housing supply, Philly Fed president says. But Airbnb pushes back, saying it’s too easy an explanation.
Short-term rentals are partly to blame for the shortage of homes on the market, a…
Read MoreGlobal economy most vulnerable since COVID crisis, with housing market at potential ‘tipping point,’ IMF warns
Economies across the world face a constellation of risks that put the global financial system…
Read MoreOpinion: Florida’s insurance rates have almost doubled over five years, yet insurance companies are still losing money — and the reason is more insidious than hurricanes
Hurricane risk might seem like the obvious problem, but there is a more insidious driver…
Read MoreOpinion: Downtown San Francisco became the epicenter of Silicon Valley’s boom, but now it must be reinvented
After a 21st-century gold rush created by big tech, downtown San Francisco is going to…
Read MoreWhite House says it’s making progress on housing shortage — will it be enough?
President Joe Biden’s administration says it’s making progress in its bid to bring down the…
Read MoreHousing market stocks give up gains as another jump in bond yields takes shine off strong data
Shares of companies in the real estate services and home building space backed way off…
Read MoreLumber prices have dropped by more than 60% this year, and have room to fall even further
Lumber prices have dropped by more than 60% so far this year, but don’t count…
Read More
Builder sentiment drops to the lowest level since 2012. Home builders say the ‘situation is unhealthy and unsustainable.’
The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence fell 8 points to…
Read More