As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, BuildFax is monitoring the situation closely to help you navigate the impact to the U.S. housing market. We’ll provide insights on housing activity, economic impact, and risk as it relates to the coronavirus pandemic.
New and existing housing activity declined across the board in May. However, a trend is beginning to appear within the housing market, where other housing indicators—existing home sales, construction jobs, mortgage locks, homebuilder sentiment, and more—started seeing improvement this month.
PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BY COUNTY, MAY 2020 YOY
The map below shows the known locations of coronavirus cases by county based on data published by The New York Times.
COVID-19 CASES BY COUNTY, MAY 2020
New and existing housing activity fell, yet again, in May. However, other housing indicators—including existing home sales, construction jobs, mortgage locks, homebuilder sentiment, and...
New and existing housing activity fell, yet again, in May. However, other housing indicators—including existing home sales, construction jobs, mortgage locks, homebuilder sentiment, and...
COVID-19 peaked in the United States in April and the housing market felt the strain of the pandemic. A record number of houses were...
COVID-19 peaked in the United States in April and the housing market felt the strain of the pandemic. A record number of houses were...
March was a turning point for the United States as, state by state, the COVID-19 outbreak led to shelter-in-place orders across the nation. As...
March was a turning point for the United States as, state by state, the COVID-19 outbreak led to shelter-in-place orders across the nation. As...
In February, housing activity increased at the national level despite COVID-19 concerns. while single-family housing authorizations increased modestly year over year, existing housing activity...
In February, housing activity increased at the national level despite COVID-19 concerns. while single-family housing authorizations increased modestly year over year, existing housing activity...
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