Housing activity was largely positive in September, although the pace of growth has slowed from its white-hot trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. New construction increased alongside an uptick in homebuilder confidence, and existing housing activity showed healthy growth with pool construction surging compared to pre-pandemic levels. Although the spread of the delta variant and rising …
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Housing activity was largely positive in September, although the pace of growth has slowed from its white-hot trajectory following the COVID-19 pandemic. New and existing housing supply activity, September 2021 Single-family housing authorizations increased 6.81% year over year. Existing housing maintenance volume increased 2.01% year over year. Existing housing remodel volume slightly decreased 0.22% year …
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Housing activity continues to show signs of stabilizing as the pace of growth has slowed in recent months. While new construction and maintenance activity showed healthy increases in August, remodel volumes experienced the first, albeit slight, year-over-year decrease for the first time since June 2020. This decline could suggest that consumer confidence in the housing …
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Housing activity showed healthy growth in August, although the pace of growth has decelerated in recent months—an indication of market stabilization. New and Existing Housing Supply Activity, August 2021 Single-family housing authorizations increased 9.05% year over year. Existing housing maintenance volume increased 2.50% year over year. Existing housing remodel volume slightly decreased 0.19% year over …
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The housing market showed healthy year-over-year growth across new and existing housing activity in July, although the pace of growth slowed in recent months. This time last year, housing activity showed the first signs of growth following the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. While housing activity has continued its upward trajectory at the national …
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New and existing housing activity experienced healthy year-over-year growth in July, yet the pace of growth has slowed in recent months, indicating that the market is stabilizing. This time last year, housing activity showed the first signs of growth following the initial shocks of the COVID-19 pandemic. While housing activity has continued its upward trajectory …
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After several months of significant growth in 2021, housing activity in June is showing initial signs of potentially cooling off. Although housing activity continued to increase across major indicators, the pace of growth has decelerated from the prior month. “The housing supply is declining at a slower pace and home price increases have also slowed—a …
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Housing activity grew across all major indicators in June. However, the rate of growth has slowed from the prior month. Single-family housing authorizations increased 20.95% year over year, but decreased month over month for a third consecutive month, down 2.99%. Existing housing activity also increased year over year but growth decelerated from May, potentially driven …
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Inspectors across the country use BuildFax to understand the permit history and condition of residential and commercial structures. BuildFax provides property condition insights at the individual address level in an expansive, easy-to-read property history report. BuildFax helps you: Know Before You Go: Access permitted construction documentation so that you know more about a property going …
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In May, single-family housing authorizations grew 25.88% year over year. However, housing starts have lagged permit volumes, which has slowed growing the housing stock. Prolonged inventory shortages and sky-high home prices have pushed homebuyer sentiment to record lows. Meanwhile, remodeling activity grew across most major metros, with Philadelphia and Chicago experiencing the most substantial growth …
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