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Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

Housing Starts, Building Permits Rising Into 2013

Posted In Housing Inventory, New Construction, New Home Builders, New Home Building, New Home Mortgage

Single-family housing starts took a small step back in November. According to the monthly Housing Starts report from the U.S. Department of Commerce, single-family housing starts tallied 565,000 in November 2012 on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis. This marks a 4 […]

December 21, 2012 Read More
Woodside Homes gets $200 Million Recap

Woodside Homes gets $200 Million Recap

Posted In Home Associations, Home Builders, New Construction, Uncategorized

12/12/2012 – PRE-PRESS RELEASE TO SALT LAKE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Utah-based Woodside Homes is one of the nation’s largest private builders and one of the few that declared bankruptcy in 2008 that is still up and running (and doing […]

December 12, 2012 Read More
Shining A Light On The Shadow Inventory

Shining A Light On The Shadow Inventory

Posted In Housing Inventory, New Construction, New Home Building, Uncategorized

Things are looking up, up, up in housing. The S&P/Case–Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index says property values in the year ended in September rose by the most since July 2010; housing affordability is at an all-time high, household formation and homebuilder […]

December 3, 2012 Read More
Homebuilder Confidence Spikes To 6-Year High

Homebuilder Confidence Spikes To 6-Year High

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its Housing Market Index (HMI) Tuesday, which showed sharp, 5-point increase to 46 for November 2012, marking the seventh consecutive monthly gain for the HMI, and lifting the index to its highest point […]

November 21, 2012 Read More
Home Builder Confidence Moves To 6-Year High

Home Builder Confidence Moves To 6-Year High

Posted In New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Financing, New Home Mortgage

As home prices rise, so does home builder confidence. Tuesday, the National Association of Homebuilders reported its monthly Housing Market Index (HMI) at 41, a one-tick improvement from September and the highest HMI value since June 2006 – a span of […]

October 19, 2012 Read More
New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory

New Home Supply Remains Firmly In “Seller’s Market” Territory

Posted In New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Mortgage

The market for new construction homes remains strong nationwide. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of new homes sold slipped 0.3 percent in August 2012 to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized 373,000 units sold — just 1,000 units less than […]

September 27, 2012 Read More
Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High

Housing Starts Move To 2-Year High

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Financing

The new construction housing market continues to make gains. Wednesday, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Housing Starts for single-family homes up 5.5 percent in August to a seasonally-adjusted, annualized count of 535,000 units nationwide. The report marks the fifth month of […]

September 20, 2012 Read More
3 Secrets to Negotiating with a New Home Builder

3 Secrets to Negotiating with a New Home Builder

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Financing, New Home Mortgage

Everyone is looking for a great deal. Whether you are buying a new car, clothes shopping or building a new home, you want to be sure you get the right product at the best price. If you are in the […]

September 12, 2012 Read More
Single-Family Housing Starts Remain Strong

Single-Family Housing Starts Remain Strong

Posted In Home Builders, New Construction, New Home Building, New Home Financing

The market for newly-built homes remains strong. As reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, July featured 502,000 single-family housing starts nationwide on a seasonally-adjusted, annualized basis, marking the fourth straight month during which single-family starts posted north of one-half million. The […]

August 21, 2012 Read More