Builder sentiment inched up in March even as builders continue to express affordability concerns stemming from elevated construction costs and shortages of buildable lots…
New single-family home size had been falling since 2015 in response to declining affordability conditions. An exception occurred in 2021, when new home size…
The number of open positions in construction in January was flat year-over-year, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).…
In a year that saw a more than 6% decline for overall single-family housing starts, custom home building posted a gain. The custom building…
Single-family built-for-rent (or built-to-rent, BTR) construction fell back in the fourth quarter of 2025, as a higher cost of financing and increased multifamily supply…
Final data for 2025 reveal relatively flat conditions for townhouse construction volume in a year that saw broad-based declines for single-family home building. Townhouse…
Elevated construction costs and constrained affordability conditions led to a reduction in single-family housing starts in January. However, led by solid multifamily production, overall…
After months of downward trend, inflation held steady at an eight-month low in February. This report does not reflect the recent surge in oil…
Single-family permitting softened over the course of 2025 and finished the year weaker than the prior year. After showing some resilience in 2024, permitting…
