Monthly Archives: June 2015

More Americans are ready to go out and buy a home

More Americans are ready to go out and buy a home.  That’s good news, on a lot of levels.  The number of Americans that believe it is a good time to buy a home has gone up, according to Wells … Continue reading

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Why the homeownership rate will keep falling – and falling, and falling

The home ownership rate in the U.S. has been tumbling since the height of the housing boom. Fewer and fewer of us own our homes — because foreclosures claimed them from us, or because the housing bust taught us to … Continue reading

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Declining Warranty Costs

Declining Warranty Costs In general, we find this group to have relatively low warranty expenses, both on a total dollar basis and as a percentage of their sales revenue. And while there has been a downturn in both their sales … Continue reading

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Developers’ Confidence in Multifamily Market Still Steady

The NAHB Multifamily Production Index (MPI) held steady at 54 for the first quarter of 2015, the 13th consecutive quarter with a reading of 50 or above. The MPI measures builder and developer sentiment about current conditions in the apartment … Continue reading

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NAHB’s continual efforts to ensure that building codes promote safety and energy efficiency

NAHB’s continual efforts to ensure that building codes promote safety and energy efficiency  — but always keeping affordability in mind — were on display in April when  the International Code Council(ICC) Group A Committee Action hearings were held  in Memphis, … Continue reading

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THE TOP 3 PRIORITIES FOR MILLENNIAL HOME BUYERS

The Houston Chronicle’s Paul Takahashi sits down with Scott Davis, a regional director with Metrostudy, to explore what millennials are looking for when they’re looking for a home, and how their preferences will nudge the housing market in different directions.  … Continue reading

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