Sales were down 5.6% month-to-month, but they’re up 17.7% year-to-year and up 4.6% so far in 2023. About 30% of all Oct. home sales were new construction.
It’s GivingTuesday, and AP interviewed people across the U.S. to find out what motivates them to get involved to help others, pets, the environment and more.
Gathering a professional network that includes peers and a mentor is a crucial first step. Personal brands should also be adjusted to showcase your new specialty.
Frustrated would-be home buyers may be spending money that would have gone toward a house on current home renovations, vacations or on 529 college savings accounts.
Nearly 6,000 policies were added last week. But that number could drop as 7 insurers were approved to assume as many as 202K policies from Citizens this week.
Florida Realtors: Fla.’s single-family median price up 2% ($410K), condo median up 3.9% (over $321K). Pending sales and new listings rose in both property categories.
Last week’s approval ended the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays and pushed a fight over the federal budget into January 2024.
At an NAR panel last week, industry experts said that when multiple generations live together, it can help address affordability concerns and homeownership gaps.
The BOD supports a tax policy proposal for a temporary tax credit for long-time owners of single-family homes to encourage them to sell their home to an owner-occupant.
Overall housing starts rose 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.37M units. NAHB chair: A lack of for-sale existing homes supported new construction demand.
