Tag Archives: Eye on Housing

  By NA Zhau Copyright © 2014 National Association of Home Builders   NAHB Economics recently released its 2016 “Priced Out” Estimates showing that, nationally, a $1,000 increase in the median new home price (triggered, fo...

  BY ROBERT DIETZ Copyright © 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS   A majority of new homes that completed construction in 2015 included two-car garages, according to NAHB analysis of Census Bureau Survey of Construction...

  By David Logan  Copyright © 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS   Inflation in prices received for building materials (prior to sales to consumers) was mixed in September according to the latest Producer Price Index (P...

By Paul Emrath Copyright © 2016 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS A recent NAHB study shows that the median size of a subdivision in the United States is 25 total acres, and the median number of housing units in a subdivision is 50.  ...

By Marisa Mendez Copyright © 2016 Hanley Wood Media, Inc. All rights reserved. American consumers paid $5.92 billion more than necessary for softwood lumber, according to a Viewpoint published today by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI)....

  By Gail MarksJarvis Copyright © 2016, Chicago Tribune   The McMansion style, built between 2001 and 2007 and averaging 3,000 to 5,000 square feet, lacks appeal with today's buyers compared with old vintage homes or large fresh...