Most Recent Housing inventory News

Housing starts rise to five-month high, led by multifamily

Housing starts rise to five-month high, led by multifamily

Housing starts in the US climbed in July to five-month high, led by the strongest pace of multifamily construction in...

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Latest Trump tariffs affect homebuilding supply chain

Latest Trump tariffs affect homebuilding supply chain

The impact on housing of President Trump’s latest set of tariff announcements, including a 35% levy on goods from Canada...

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New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity hits highest mark in over a decade

New-home purchase activity is showing renewed strength this spring, with loan applications hitting their highest mark on record, according to...

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Lower mortgage rates help push new-home sales higher

Lower mortgage rates help push new-home sales higher

“New-home sales are improving, but well below what’s needed,” Fleming said. “[The rate was] slightly below the consensus estimate, which...

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Existing-home sales increase for first time in five months

Existing-home sales increase for first time in five months

U.S. sales of previously owned homes rose in July for the first time in five months, suggesting the housing market...

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Is there room for optimism on the US housing supply front?

Is there room for optimism on the US housing supply front?

The first six months of 2024 have been “definitely better than last year” and “a very good start”, according to...

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Southern states spurn home builders after pandemic boom

Southern states spurn home builders after pandemic boom

In Gallatin, Tennessee, house prices have jumped by two-thirds since the pandemic, and one local commissioner incensed at nearby homebuilding said...

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