New Construction
The increase in builder confidence breaks a string of 12 straight monthly declines in the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
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The move comes despite a slowdown in the single-family rental market.
A wave of homebuilding is expected to start up in 2024 and run through the end of the decade, according to the NAHB.
New-home permits fell 11.2% month over month, while housing completions jumped 10.8% in what one observer said could have “worrisome” long-term consequences for the nation’s housing supply.
Local experts gathered to discuss new developments along the Chicago River in a “River Talk” forum at DePaul University.
The pace of new single-family home sales, meanwhile, fell 6.1% from September to 598,000.
The number of homes under construction rose during the month, as homebuilders continued to work through a large backlog of homes.
Mortgage rates continued to weigh on homebuyers in September, following a brief uptick in new-home sales in August.
New home construction missed analyst estimates in September, falling 8.1% month over month to an annual rate 1,439,000 homes, according to government statistics.
Sales of new homes in the U.S. jumped 28.8% between July and August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
New-home construction posted a 12.2% month-over-month increase in August, thanks in large part to a significant jump in multifamily building.
The median price of a new home sold during the month was up 5.9%, however, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
A new mixed-income, mixed-use community is coming to Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood: Park Station Lofts. Ground is expected to break soon.
The pace of new multifamily construction, however, jumped, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.