Industry Data & Research

Industry data and research for professional home builders and remodelers.
new home sales, August 2012, housing supply, sale price, regional
New-home sales for August were up 27.7 percent from their performance last year, according to new data released by the Census Bureau and the...
single-family multifamily renters homeowners
In a white paper titled, “The Homeowner Wannabes,” researchers from John Burns Real Estate Consulting discussed the six ways in which single-family...
Case-Shiller, Home Price Index, July 2012, 10-City Composite, 20-City
Both composites of the Case-Shiller Home Price Index showed increases in July, with the 10-City Composite up 0.6 percent year-over-year and the 20-...
10 small towns with hot housing markets
The 24/7 Wall St. blog used data from Zillow to pinpoint 10 small towns that have had large year-over-year price increases. Towns in Arizona,...
Data from FDIC and Federal Reserve indicate turning point for AD&C lending
For the first time since the first quarter of 2008, the total amount of loans outstanding for residential construction (1 to 4 units) rose on a...
KB Home reported a 16 percent revenue increase to $424.5 million in the third quarter of 2012, which ended Aug. 31, 2012.
NAR, existing home sales, August 2012, housing inventory, prices, increase
Existing-home sales continued to improve in August and the national median price rose on a year-over-year basis for the sixth straight month,...
BuildFax Remodeling Index, July 2012, increase, regional, Northeast
Residential remodels authorized by building permits in the U.S. in July were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 3,144,000, according to the...
housing starts, August 2012, Census Bureau, HUD, increase, 2.3 percent
Nationwide housing production rose 2.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 750,000 units in August, according to newly released figures...
National Association of Home Builders Wells Fargo Housing Market Index
According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly...
 

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