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It never ceases to amaze me how great interviewers can extract so much information in only two minutes. Here are the highlights of what I shared on CNBC earlier this week: . . Surging home sales. “Something happened in the middle …

We have learned a lot in the last 12 months. After giving three presentations at ULI today, Chris Porter and I will have presented our findings 71 times since publishing our book Big Shifts Ahead one year ago. Here are …

With Houston and Los Angeles squaring off to see who has the better baseball team, we thought it would be fun to compare these two massive housing markets. To do so, I turned to our monthly Metro Analysis and Forecast …

In the last two years, 8 of the 20 publicly traded home builders have announced a new brand targeting entry-level buyers. Conversely, the two public builders most associated with entry-level, LGI Homes and D.R. Horton, announced expansions catering to retiree …

 Our survey of almost 1,000 people showed eight significant demographic misperceptions. Read our book Big Shifts Ahead if you want the facts. Those misperceptions (along with charts that clarify) are as follows: 1) We are younger than we think. Half of respondents believed …

Today’s 63.7% US homeownership rate* (down from 69.1% 12 years ago) is propped up by a very high homeownership rate for those aged 65+ who bought their homes many years ago. They benefited from a strong economy, more affordable housing …

Occasionally, wonky statistics tell a meaningful story, which is one reason we analyze thousands of pages of data each month. Our monthly US Housing Analysis and Forecast report alone has reached 328 pages! The CoreLogic Case-Shiller Tiered Home Price Index is one …

Is your local new home competition up 15% or down 10% over the last year? How much will it increase or decrease in the next year? In the last year, new home competition has: Surged 15% or more in eight …

For eight years in a row now, homeownership has fallen in the first quarter, and we expect another small decline to be announced. In our book Big Shifts Ahead, we forecast homeownership of 60.8% by 2025. Demographics are the most …