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- The No. 1 Factor Driving Home ValuesSquare footage, curb appeal and bedroom count only tell part of the story when it comes to the value of a single-family home. Arguably, the biggest factor is where the home is located.
- 6 Practical Ways Builders Can Cut Cycle Time When Every Day Costs MoneyCycle time isn’t just a scheduling issue. It’s a profit issue — one that grows quietly until it owns your entire operation. But there are strategies to help mitigate those challenges to keep your business running smoothly.
- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Conforming Loan Limits to Rise to $832,750 in 2026The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the maximum baseline conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2026 will rise to $832,750, an increase of $26,250 from 2025.
- Fannie, Freddie Multifamily Loan Purchase Caps to Rise 20% in 2026The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced yesterday that the 2026 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be $88 billion each, for a combined total of $176 billion to support the multifamily market — a 20.5% increase from 2025.
- Young Adults Are Once Again Moving Back HomeThe share of young adults living with their parents increased in 2024, interrupting the post-pandemic trend of individuals ages 18-34 moving out of parental homes.
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- Property Taxes by State – 2024Nationally, across the 87 million owner-occupied homes in the U.S., the average amount of annual real estate taxes paid in 2024 was $4,271, according to NAHB analysis of the 2024 American Community Survey. Homeowners in New Jersey continued to pay the highest real estate taxes, paying an average of $9,767, $2,194 more than the next […]
- Share of New Homes with Decks Edges LowerThe share of new homes with decks edged down from 17.6% in 2023 to a new all-time low of 17.4% in 2024, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC). Over the longer term, the share of new homes with decks has been declining steadily since reaching a peak […]
- Building Material Prices Continued to Rise in SeptemberAggregate residential building material prices rose at their fastest pace since January 2023 in the latest Producer Price Index release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Input energy prices increased for the first time in over a year, while service price growth remained lower than goods. The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.3% […]
- Where Renters and Owners Face the Highest Cost BurdensThe housing affordability crisis continues to disproportionately affect renters, with more than half of renter households experiencing high-cost burdens — i.e., paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities. At the same time, current home owners, buoyed by significant home equity gains and locked in by below-market mortgage rates, are in a […]
- September Jobs Report Highlights a Cooling but Still Growing Labor MarketThe long-delayed September jobs report revealed that the U.S. economy added 119,000 jobs while the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in nearly four years. Combined with downward revisions to previous months, this month’s data indicates a slowing of the U.S. labor market, though one that is still expanding. With the October jobs report […]
