New Houzz Survey Offers Some Encouraging News for Builders
The market for new construction still remains challenging but there are hopeful signs in this new study.
New Study Shows Housing Prices Coming Down
The Realtor.com 2026 Forecast Midyear Update found home price growth is only 1.2 percent, effectively a decline in real terms. Even with modest price growth, the real estate firm had good news on housing prices as it sees things picking up in the second half of the year, given the resilience of the American economy. […]
The Great American Home Buying Trend is Alive and Well
Even as the housing market continues to be slow, a new survey shows current homeowners will buy again. More than half of current homeowners — 52 percent — said they fully expect to be back in the market for another home sooner or later. And more than a fifth of those people — 22 percent […]
Lumber Demand Remains Soft in May
New reports suggest the current conditions of limited inventories and last-minute ordering is continuing between the US and Canada. Madison’s Lumber Reporter wrote that Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 prices were back down to where they had been in January and February. It added that Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 prices, often considered a benchmark, steadily […]
Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Down on its Home Business
Its acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home shows it believes the housing market will come back. It’s just not saying when. Under legendary leader Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway invested modestly in the home and home furnishings industry so industry observers wondered if his successor Greg Abel would continue along the same path. Last month he did. […]
Home Depot & Lowe’s Continue Pro Focus
There’s never been a better time to be a pro customer at the two home improvement giants.
With Housing Stalled, Homeowners Turn to Renovating
A new study found that two in five Americans renovated their home in the past year.
Housing Market Not Likely to Rebound Anytime Soon
It’s not getting worse but an analyst report sees housing being soft for the immediate future. “We anticipate ongoing pressure ahead, as interest rates remain somewhat elevated—restrictive monetary policy due to higher-than-expected inflation—and continue to weigh on affordability and borrowing, resulting in deferred home investment.” That’s the bottom line forecast from Telsey Advisory Group, the […]
Lot Supplies Loosen for First Time Since 2017
A good indicator of building activity crossed into the “slightly undersupplied” category from the “significantly undersupplied” category for the fourth quarter. The new data, from Zonda’s New Home Lot Supply Index (LSI) registered a reading of 81.6 in the fourth quarter, representing a 34.2 percent increase from the same period in 2024. “Policy uncertainty, the […]
‘Tepid Growth’ in Housing Market as 2025 Numbers Finalize
We’re still not seeing major gains but the November 2025 numbers from an important Index are encouraging. Home prices across the country increased 1.4 percent in November according to the latest Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index, considered one of the most prestigious rating services in the business. “November’s results confirm that the housing […]