August 24, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
Two weeks ago, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) published its Housing Opportunity Index, which is intended to frame housing affordability across the country. The index is calculated on a 0-100 scale, with higher values aligned ...
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affordabilityhome pricing
July 13, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
All real estate is local. That is a truism rarely doubted. It is often meant to convey that location matters more than most else and can often overcome other challenges. Taken further, many housing market executives spend an exorbitant amount ...
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home pricingmacro housing
March 23, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
In 2017, the median existing home sold in the United States cost approximately $206,250, according to CoreLogic’s public record database, which we view as an appropriate proxy for the entry-level price point. That was 5.3% higher than in 2016, ...
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affordabilityhome pricingmacro housing
July 14, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
There are various price indices that track existing home trends with sophisticated algorithms that rely on repeat sales transactions to produce high-quality datasets, including CoreLogic, Case-Shiller, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and ...
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affordabilityhome pricingnew home sales
June 16, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Beginning in mid-2010, Fannie Mae began publishing a monthly survey of approximately 1,000 households, canvassing various perceptions related to the housing market and economy. One of the questions asked monthly is: “In general, do you think ...
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home pricing
June 02, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
There are numerous home price measures that are provided by the government and private entities, both for free and at a charge, that offer market participants a general understanding of national pricing. Given a very high correlation across ...
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affordabilityentry-levelhome pricing
May 19, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
According to our monthly private homebuilding survey that canvasses approximately 15% of the national production market, new orders increased 14% year over year in April, the lowest rate of growth since October and below the ...
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affordabilityhome pricinghomebuildingsurvey
May 05, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
In late April, the Department of Commerce announced countervailing duties, or a tariff, on imported softwood lumber from Canada, ranging from 3-24% for the largest producers and 20% for all other mills. The tariffs were largely expected by ...
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home pricinghomebuilding
December 16, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
Given transparency in home prices through multiple listing services and public records, there are an abundance of data providers tracking the market. To simplify the discussion, we rely on our aggregate existing home price index that incorporates ...
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affordabilityhome pricing
September 09, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
There are numerous home price measures that are provided by the government and private entities, both for free and a charge, that offer market participants a general understanding of national pricing. Given that all of the datasets have their ...
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affordabilityhome pricing
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