Housing starts slowed in Greater Boston in 2020
One major factor has remained consistent in the past few years as the Boston area's economy has boomed, suffered through a pandemic, and watched as home prices soared: the number of new homes being built has remained remarkably flat......»»
Here"s how fast homebuilding is catching up to the record-low number of houses for sale
New house construction slowed for years after 2008, and morphed into a 2020 inventory crisis, but starts hit their fastest rate in 15 years in March. Source: UBS. UBS Housing starts surged 19.4% in March to their highest level since 200.....»»
Philadelphia-area housing market sets January high for sales prices, closings
Greater Philadelphia's housing market is off to a hot start in 2020. Both the median sales price of homes and number of deals closed last month soared to new highs of the last decade for January, according to data provided by MarketStats by ShowingTim.....»»
Housing Permits And Starts Make New Expansion Highs; More Signs Of H2 2020 Expansion
Housing Permits And Starts Make New Expansion Highs; More Signs Of H2 2020 Expansion.....»»
Boston-area housing gains lag job growth, report says
Greater Boston has added a lot of housing in the last few years. But it is adding even more jobs — a key reason why living here keeps getting more expensive......»»
Boston-area housing gains lag job growth, report says
Greater Boston has added a lot of housing in the last few years. But it is adding even more jobs — a key reason why living here keeps getting more expensive......»»
Vancouver Housing Starts Flash Red As Chart Rolls Over
Canadian housing construction starts slowed in August, coming in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 200,986 vs. 205,751 in July -Â missing expectations o.....»»
Housing Starts Drop From February Rally
Privately-owned housing starts plunged in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.32 million—14.7% below the February estimate of 1.54 million—and 4.3% below the March 2023 rate .....»»
US Housing Starts Collapsed In March - Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns
US Housing Starts Collapsed In March - Biggest Drop Since COVID Lockdowns The roller-coaster ride in housing permits, starts, and completions in the last few months is set to continue today... and 'surprise' they did. After a big (+10.7%) .....»»
Viewpoint: To stay on top, Boston must lead pharma’s transformation
Even as Boston takes pride in its status as the world’s largest biotech hub, it faces fierce and growing competition. Raleigh-Durham has long been seen as a threat to Greater Boston’s biotech dominance. But what it will really take for Bosto.....»»
Visits to Greater Philadelphia tourist attractions dropped almost 60% in 2020 amid the pandemic
The sharp decline in overall visitors can be largely attributed to pandemic-related closures and social distancing restrictions......»»
Dow tumbles 267 points as investors mull disappointing housing data and rising inflation
Major US stock indexes slipped Tuesday as investors cautiously weighed disappointing housing-starts data. .....»»
The home-construction boom sputtered out in April as prices surged higher
Housing starts slid 9.5% in April, terrible news for a housing market millions short of supply. Soaring lumber prices likely hindered construction. A red-hot real-estate market has kickstarted new home construction, but builders face a shortag.....»»
April housing starts 1.569M, consensus 1.705M
See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»
Housing starts fall as builders contend with shortage of materials and labor
U.S. home builders started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.57 million in April, representing a 9.5% decrease from the.....»»
Single-Family Housing Starts Crash In April
Single-Family Housing Starts Crash In April After April's massive catch up surge.....»»
The unpredictable office sublease market in Greater Phoenix
Metro Phoenix is a 106 million-square-foot market. Sublease space did double in 2020, but that only resulted in an additional 1.2% of vacancy for the year, according to internal SIOR data......»»
Partners with a Purpose: Goulston lends legal skills to Caritas housing efforts
Caritas Communities and Boston law firm Goulston & Storrs are working hand-in-hand to built affordable housing for low-income residents and veterans across Eastern Mass......»»
Editorial: Our next mayor must have new vision for housing
Throughout all the upheaval wrought over the past year due to the global pandemic, at least one thing has remained constant: The Boston area’s need for more housing. But Covid-19 has also brought about a unique opportunity to alleviate that problem......»»
How the D.C.-area housing market fared in 2020 by Zip code
Last year was strong but inventory and pandemic pressures persist......»»
S.F. housing production dropped in 2020. Now some want the city to pause efforts to update its housing plan.
The calls for a pause came as the Planning Commission discussed the 2020 housing report......»»