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By Dennis Norman, on January 19th, 2012
The last couple of months I have said that, “unless something changes dramatically, 2011 will hit a new record low of new home starts. Unfortunately, nothing dramatic happened, and 2011 has ended with only 428,600 new home starts setting a new record low and significantly below the prior all-time low of 445,200 starts in 2009.
By Dennis Norman, on December 21st, 2011
The last couple of months I have said that, “unless something changes dramatically, 2011 will hit a new record low of new home starts. Well, the actual numbers this year will still most likely be a record low, but at least the rate of new home starts for November has now inched above the
Continue reading… New home construction in November inches up; Curent pace slightly ahead of record-low
By Dennis Norman, on November 17th, 2011
The last couple of months I have said that, “unless something changes dramatically, 2011 will hit a new record low of new home starts. Well, unfortunately, even though the report for October shows an increase of 3.9 percent in housing starts, the seasonally adjusted annual rate is still at just 430,000 homes and
Continue reading… New home permits and construction increase in October; Still at record low pace for year
By Dennis Norman, on October 19th, 2011
Between interest rates falling to record lows and home prices falling back to levels from 8 years ago, the housing market is starting to look like a very attractive investment opportunity.
One of my favorite companies that produce a home price index and monitor the market is RadarLogic and their RPX Composite Price Index. They
Continue reading… New home construction increases slightly; still on pace for record-low year
By Dennis Norman, on September 20th, 2011
Last month I talked about how in 1959 the census bureau first started keeping track of new home construction activity and reported that there were 1.5 million new homes started that year and that, “unless something changes dramatically, 2011 will hit a new record low of new home starts. Well, unfortunately, the report for
Continue reading… New home construction continues at record low pace for the year
By Dennis Norman, on August 16th, 2011
In 1959 the census bureau first started keeping track of new home construction activity and reported that there were 1.5 million new homes started that year. In 2005 a record high 1.7 million new homes were started and in 2009 a record low 445,100 new homes. In 2010 there was a little improvement as there
Continue reading… New Home Construction On Pace For Record Low in 2011
By Dennis Norman, on July 19th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued their report on New Residential Construction for June 2011 showing a very slight increase in single-family home building permits from the month before (0.2 percent), and a 9.4 percent increase in new home starts compared to the month before.
Continue reading… New home permits and starts increase in May; New home shortage coming?
By Dennis Norman, on June 16th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued their report on New Residential Construction for May 2011 showing a 2.5 percent increase in single-family home building permits from the month before, and a 3.7 percent increase in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on May 17th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued their report on New Residential Construction for April 2011 showing a 1.8 percent decrease in single-family home building permits from the month before, and a 5.1 percent decrease in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on April 19th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued their report on New Residential Construction for March 2011 showing a 5.7 percent increase in single-family home building permits from the month before, and a 7.7 percent increase in new home starts compared to the month before. This comes on the
Continue reading… New Home Construction Activity Increases in March
By Dennis Norman, on March 16th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for February 2011 showing a 9.3 percent decrease in single-family home building permits from January, and a 27.0 percent decrease in new home starts compared to the year before.
By Dennis Norman, on February 16th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for January 2011 showing a 4.8 percent decrease in single-family home building permits from December, and a 1.0 percent decrease in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on January 19th, 2011
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for December 2010 showing a 5.5 percent increase in single-family home building permits from November, but a 9.0 percent decrease in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on November 17th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for October 2010 showing a slight increase in single-family home building permits and a small decrease in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on October 19th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for September 2010 showing a slight increase in single-family home building permits and an increase in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on September 21st, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for August 2010 showing a decrease in single-family home building permits and an increase in new home starts compared to the month before.
By Dennis Norman, on August 17th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for July 2010 showing a decrease in single-family home building permits and a decrease in new home starts from June.
By Dennis Norman, on July 20th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for June 2010 showing a decrease in building permits and a decrease in new home starts from May.
The report shows the following:
Building permits issued for single-family residences in June were at an annual
Continue reading… New Home Building Permits and Starts Down In June
By Dennis Norman, on June 16th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for May 2010 showing a decrease in building permits and a decrease in new home starts from April.
The report shows the following:
Building permits issued for single-family residences in May were at an annual
Continue reading… New Home Permits Drop Almost 10 Percent in May; New Home Starts Drop 17 Percent
By Dennis Norman, on April 16th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for March 2010 showing an increase in building permits and a decrease in new home starts from February.
The report shows the following:
Building permits issued for single-family residences in March were at an annual
Continue reading… Building Permits Jump in March; New Home Construction Still Outpacing Sales
By Dennis Norman, on March 16th, 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for February 2010 showing a decrease in new home construction activity from February, but siginificant increases from a year ago..
The report shows the following:
Building permits issued for single-family residences in February were at an
Continue reading… New Home Construction In February Continuing to Outpace New Home Sales
By Dennis Norman, on December 28th, 2009
Dennis Norman
In a just a few days we will say goodbye to 2009; a year that has been brutal to the housing market. So as the new year comes in, what will 2010 hold in store for the housing market?
To answer this question I turned to the housing forecast just released by Fannie
Continue reading… What does 2010 hold in store for the Housing Market?
By Dennis Norman, on December 16th, 2009
New home construction is on the rise in November…. WHY??? They aren’t selling as fast as they are being built…didn’t we learn our lesson?
The U.S. Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for November 2009 showing an increase in new home construction
Continue reading… New home construction in the U.S. increases in November….but why?
By Dennis Norman, on November 19th, 2009
Even with a decline in new home starts and completions, new home construction activity is still outpacing new home sales potentially leading to inventories increasing again.
The US Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for October 2009 showing a decrease in new home
Continue reading… New homes started through October down 32.5 percent from last year; New home completions still outpacing sales by over 30 percent
By Dennis Norman, on October 20th, 2009
By: Dennis Norman
This morning the US Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for September 2009 showing an increase in new home construction activity from August.
The report shows the following:
Building permits issued for single-family residences in September were at an annual rate of
Continue reading… New home construction shows slight decrease in August; Construction still out pacing sales
By Dennis Norman, on September 17th, 2009
By: Dennis Norman
This morning the US Census Bureau and US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a their report on New Residential Construction for August 2009 showing a slight decrease in new home construction activity from July.
The report shows the following:
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