The BuildFax Housing Health Report provides monthly insight into the health of the U.S. housing market with a particular focus on single-family housing authorizations and existing housing maintenance trends.
Maintenance spend skyrocketed in November likely driven, in part, by rising costs of building materials and strong remodeler demand.
October 2020
Housing activity remains strong in October, but may slow in the coming months as the housing market reacts to conflicting signals from the COVID-19 vaccine news.
September 2020
In September, housing activity continued to climb, driven, in part, by a deferred spring homebuying season and strong homebuyer demand.
August 2020
Housing activity increased across the board in August. Notably, pool construction increased to unprecedented levels in the months following the COVID-19 outbreak, an indication of increased investment in the existing housing stock.
July 2020
Existing housing activity experienced notable growth in July, after experiencing its steepest declines in recent history just three months prior. Meanwhile, new construction increased month over month, but declined year over year.
June 2020
Single-family housing authorizations sink in June, but existing housing activity may be stabilizing after steep declines the past couple months.
May 2020
New and existing housing activity declined across the board in May, but a rebound may be imminent as other indicators, like construction hiring, see improvement.