COVID-19

Home sales, construction volumes, and now even home prices in many markets (the last shoe to drop in a housing correction) are all falling.

. It’s back to school time for most college students. Do they have their noise-cancelling headphones? Check. Their double stainless steel insulated water bottle, “never lose” multiport charger, and laptop backpack? Check, check, and check. Do they have a place …

While housing starts have been steadily declining since February, our recent survey of more than 500 remodelers shows a slight remodeling decline ahead too.

Consumers have spoken: they believe in homeownership, but many think now is not the right time.

Our third annual Build-to-Rent (BTR) Strategy Summit included several lessons learned:

The Fed’s plan—in the words of Chair Powell—to create a “housing reset” is working in more ways than many realize.

For those builders and developers who are worried about lower home sale and rental revenues if there is a recession next year: take solace that there will be some cost relief too.

In response to many requests, we found 3 actively selling or recently sold out projects we photographed and analyzed in our New Home Trends Institute’s DesignLens™ database where builders stripped out some huge costs and still sold really well.

The prefab structural component manufacturer industry is booming, thanks in part to the lack of available labor.