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Why new home sales are disappointing, despite beating estimates

Housing Wire

Todays new home sales report beat market expectations, just like last weeks existing home sales report. From Census : New Home Sales : Sales of new single-family houses in December 2024 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. percent (19.7

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New-home sales beat estimates but need a dose of reality

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With new-home sales growing since 2022, why are housing starts at recessionary levels? We had no growth in residential construction work hiring earlier in the year when rates were higher. I recently raised this concern about housing construction and new home sales in an interview on CNBC. percent (±14.7 percent (±18.6

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New-home sales hit highest level since 2021

Housing Wire

New home sales continue to be a bright spot in a dismal housing market. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development shows new-home sales registering at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000, good for a 6.7% Even better, new home sales for the calendar year 2024 are estimated at 683,000, which is 2.5%

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Developer sues Denver over requirement to pay into affordable housing fund

Housing Wire

As many local governments continue to face challenges in bolstering their housing stock, one developer is taking action against Denver over a requirement to pay into the citys dedicated affordable housing fund. Core to the companys identity is a commitment to the construction of environmentally conscious homes.

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Did new home sales really just crash?

Housing Wire

Did today’s new home sales report really show an epic crash in sales? New home sales reports can be quite volatile from month to month. In this case, several factors contributed to the substantial decline in new home sales. In this case, several factors contributed to the substantial decline in new home sales.

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The homebuilders’ 2025 supply and demand problem

Housing Wire

New home sales grew over last month in the latest Census report , but homebuilders are now facing a supply issue their inventory is building up. Monthly new home sales have been stagnant for the past two years. When mortgage rates decline, sales improve, but it becomes more challenging for builders and buyers when rates rise.

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Here’s why we won’t build millions of new homes

Housing Wire

We should note that existing home sales are in the third consecutive year of the lowest sales on record when you adjust to the workforce size. When it comes down to it, the supply and demand model works and new home sales currently today are still below levels we saw during the tech recession in 2001.