National Housing Market Intelligence

Here you will find all of our articles with topics that cover the national housing market.

Where Has All the Land Gone?

by Dean Wehrli & Shelly Chen April 13, 2021

Today’s housing market is piping hot, and people are asking two big questions: “Where can I buy more land?” and “How can we make more developable land?” Before you resort to creating islands off the coast of California, give this …

Investor Mania 2.0

by John Burns April 4, 2021

We’ve identified 200 players driving the new hyper-data-driven, technology-fueled, and institutionally backed housing investor ecosystem. Almost none of these companies existed during the mid-2000s housing boom. Housing Investor Mania 2.0 Categories The following list is not 100% comprehensive given the …

Housing Risks and How to Combat Them

by Dean Wehrli & Shelly Chen February 17, 2021

Today’s headlines are filled with stories of record home price appreciation and surging housing demand. But housing, of course, is notorious for its cycles. Though we are riding a tremendous wave, there are always risks ahead we should consider. One …

2020’s Boom, Mini-Bust, and Boom

by Jody Kahn & Dean Wehrli October 28, 2020

Many forget that the housing market was booming in January and February. In this podcast, host Dean Wehrli and John Burns Real Estate Consulting’s own Senior Vice President Jody Kahn and Senior Manager Devyn Bachman take us on a quick history trip …

The Light: 10 Big Real Estate Ideas

by Lesley Deutch & Ken Perlman September 11, 2020

This week marks our 25th consecutive issue of The Light. We looked back at all of our posts and picked the top ten housing market trends from the last six months. Which ones are most important to you?. 10. We …

The Home Depot’s Amazing Run

by John Burns & Dean Wehrli September 8, 2020

Who knows more about changes in consumer housing preferences than The Home Depot—the 400,000+ employee, $110 billion per year home improvement retailer? In this podcast Jordan Broggi from The Home Depot shares what the company has learned from their recent …

The Light: The Great American Land Rush

by Ken Perlman & Lesley Deutch September 4, 2020

Demand for housing is frenzied. Meritage Homes CEO Steve Hilton described it best on our recent New Home Insights podcast as the strongest housing market he’s experienced in his 35 years with the company. Builders and developers are in desperate search of …

The Light: YOLO! Second-Home Boom

by Chris Dorociak & Ken Perlman & Lesley Deutch August 28, 2020

Demand for second homes in drive-to destinations is surging. Nationwide, these convenient locations are benefiting from a rise in the YOLO (you only live once) mindset as people across the country look to get away and enjoy life as safely …

The Light: Disneyworld… or a New Home?

by Lesley Deutch & Ken Perlman August 21, 2020

Many families missed their annual Disneyworld vacation this year due to the pandemic. But what many of them did not miss was the opportunity to buy a home, taking advantage of the lowest mortgage rates in history. A 7-day Disneyworld …

The Light: Your Kids Live at Home Too

by Ken Perlman & Lesley Deutch August 14, 2020

As of August 6, 17 of the 20 largest school districts in the country are pursuing remote learning only as their back-to-school instructional model, affecting over 4.0 million students (EdWeek¹). This means that homes which had been functioning as office …