Tag Archives: New Homes
Homebuilder sentiment rises in May thanks to strong demand and tight...
Source: CNBC Strong demand and a slim supply of affordable, existing homes for sale has the nation's homebuilders feeling better about their business. A monthly index of builder sentiment rose 2 points in May, 1 point higher than analysts...
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S.F. Mayor Wants to Speed Up Approvals for Housing Construction
Source: KQED San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee on Thursday called on city departments to cut by nearly half the time it takes to issue building permits to developers constructing housing projects. Lee said speeding up the production of housing...
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Dying malls could help ease housing crisis
Source: Los Angeles Times As housing shortages persist, developers are eyeing old shopping malls—which often include large parcels of land—for redevelopment into residential projects. In California, which is suffering from severely tight...
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The Next Shortage Facing Young Homebuyers: Good Schools
Source: Bloomberg One effect of the U.S. housing market crash was to cripple homebuilders and their lenders, forcing construction workers to find jobs in other fields. Today, homebuyers have returned to the market in full force, but the...
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Is more urban sprawl the solution to California’s housing crisis?
Source: Orange County Register In a state where vacant homes and apartments are scarce and where rents and house prices are out of control, state leaders and experts have proposed a host of solutions. Build more homes, build them in...
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Experts: Spring home-buying season starts off with a bang
But first-time buyers face headwinds from high prices Source: Housingwiring The spring home-buying season is in full swing and it started off with a bang. Home prices increased in February to a new high for the fourth consecutive...
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Why new homes are about to get pricier
Source: Builder With the cost of building materials jumping 25 percent year over year, according to the National Association of Home Builders' NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, builders are increasingly concerned about how this will...
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Housing Shortage Puts the Squeeze on Middle-Class Workers
Source: KPCC For the last two years, Amber Bowser has driven an hour-and-a-half every day to and from her home in West Covina to work at a car rental service in Van Nuys. The commute is dreadful, but like many Californians, Bowser said...
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Best in American Living Awards Spotlight 2017 Design Trends
Source: Builder Last week, the National Association of Home Builders awarded 127 single-family, multifamily, remodeling, and community projects at the 2016 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) at the 2017 International Builders'...
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Making California housing affordable again will require new laws
Source: Orange County Register California can increase the number of homes that people can afford by giving more money to cities that build sufficient affordable housing, some said at a housing summit last week in Los Angeles by the...
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