Building Market Intelligence

The Fort Myers housing market can be likened to a roller coaster ride over the last six years. The market emerged from nowhere to become a top-10 housing market as a wave of investors drove up home prices, and builders …

Consumer borrowing declined for the first time in more than 10 years, which is a possible indicator that they are reining in their spending and getting their own personal balance sheets in order. As noted by the Federal Reserve this …

Inside the Bailout: What We Get vs. What We Need The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), signed into law on Friday, was adorned with billions of dollars in earmarks. Still, it seems there was little room for home …

As market conditions continue to soften, even the builders who have already filed bankruptcy are licking their chops – anticipating what will certainly become the land buying opportunity of this generation. In preparation, they’re lining up new equity partners and …

The Riverside-San Bernardino market has plunged from one of the hottest markets in the country in 2004 to one of the most challenging markets today. The change in numbers is staggering: Job Growth: From 60,800 payroll jobs added in 2004 …

The U.S. government now controls the U.S. mortgage industry, which means two very favorable things for home builders: The near-term future of mortgage liquidity will be set by policy rather than economics. In an election year, that can only be …

In today’s competitive environment, you really have to stand out. A potential buyer’s first impression should be very positive. Clean Up the Neighborhood How does the neighborhood look? Is there something you can do to clean it up? Identify the …

Single-family permits in the Northeast, Midwest and West are already below their respective troughs in 1991, and the South is well on its way to a similar decline. In all regions, single-family permits have declined by 50% or more from …

In recent weeks, we were in several meetings where analysts made the bullish argument that affordability had improved to the point where home prices could fall no further. While affordability has indeed returned to normal levels (as shown by the …