Tag Archives: Home Construction

Homebuilder Confidence Slips on Rising Material Costs

Posted on July 20, 2017 by marshfieldmatters

Concerns grow dues to higher prices July 18, 2017, Kelsey Ramírez, HousingWire.com Builder confidence fell to its lowest level since late last year as the construction industry cited major concerns about rising material prices. Builder confidence in the market for newly-built … Continue reading →

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Are Factory-Made Homes the Future of Housing?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by marshfieldmatters

Solving construction labor shortage one robot at a time April 17, 2017, Kelsey Ramírez, HousingWire.com Robots could be the answer to builders’ woes as they struggle to bring more inventory to the housing market among rising labor shortages. Currently, housing inventory … Continue reading →

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New Home Sales Reach 8-Year High

Posted on July 28, 2016 by marshfieldmatters

Beats economists’ expectations July 26, 2016, Kelsey Ramírez, HousingWire.com New home sales are up once again, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In fact, they even reached at … Continue reading →

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New Home Purchase Applications Rose in February

Posted on March 15, 2015 by marshfieldmatters

Builder survey shows big increase for new home construction Trey Garrison, March 12, 2015. HousingWire.com The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey data for February 2015 shows mortgage applications for new home purchases increased by 12% relative to the previous month. … Continue reading →

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Housing Starts Up Again While Risk of Rising Mortgage Rates Continues

Posted on August 25, 2013 by marshfieldmatters

RealtyTimes.com, August 23rd, 2013 The U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that housing starts were up again 5.9% during the month of July. This time around, multi-family home construction rebounded with a 26% gain from … Continue reading →

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New Homes Price Increase Projected to Outstrip Resales

Posted on April 30, 2013 by marshfieldmatters

RealtyTimes.com, April 30th, 2013 Is this a good time to sell your home? Could be. Especially if you plan to buy a new home. New home prices are increasing faster than resales, a trend expected to continue for months to … Continue reading →

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Bear vs. Bull: The Current Good and Bad of the Recovery

Posted on April 27, 2013 by marshfieldmatters

By Megan Hopkins • April 25, 2013 • HousingWire.com While both single-family and multifamily housing starts anticipated to record double-digit gains over last year in 2013, there are factors that continue to hold back even more substantial growth as the … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons to Sell your House Today!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by marshfieldmatters

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 KCM Crew This week, we are going to look at the three reasons to sell your house now instead of waiting: demand is strong, supply is low and new construction will soon be your competition. – … Continue reading →

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What’s Up with the Housing Inventory?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by marshfieldmatters

Posted: 20 Mar 2013 KCM Blog We are honored to have Chip Wagner, an icon in the appraisal industry and our good friend, as a guest blogger today. Chip recently addressed the housing inventory challenges in the Chicago region. We … Continue reading →

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Mass. June Construction Contracts up 16% in Boston Area

Posted on August 1, 2012 by marshfieldmatters

Bankers & Tradesmen, July 31st, 2012, Future contracts for construction in Massachusetts were up 20 percent year-to-date in June compared to the same month a year ago, according to McGraw-Hill. Of the $5.3 billion reported for Massachusetts by McGraw-Hill, $2.8 … Continue reading →