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.
Housing activity, across a majority of indicators, fell in June, however the data tells a more nuanced story. The number of single-family housing authorizations experienced the steepest year-over-year decline in recent history. Meanwhile, existing housing activity remained relatively flat.
PERMITTED CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BY COUNTY, JUNE 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, JUNE 2020
Housing activity, across a majority of indicators, fell in June, however the data tells a more nuanced story. The number of single-family housing authorizations...
Housing activity, across a majority of indicators, fell in June, however the data tells a more nuanced story. The number of single-family housing authorizations...
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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