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New home construction surged in 2024 despite higher interest rates. There's a big reason why.
Marion Woods and her husband, Paul, were so firm in their quest to buy either an older house or a double-wide mobile home that they balked at their real estate agent’s idea of considering a newly built home. That was until they finally looked at one. What happened after that changed their minds completely. In…
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New tariffs could raise home prices and sideline potential buyers
The U.S. housing market was already struggling under the weight of high mortgage interest rates, a low supply of existing homes for sale and historically high home prices. Now tariffs on building materials are adding even more pressure. Roughly 30% of softwood lumber consumed in the U.S. is imported, largely from Canada. Wallboard, known as gypsum, is imported from…
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Lennar closes 2024 as No. 1 builder
Lennar retained its top spot as the No. 1 builder in Las Vegas in 2024 as the industry saw a 11 percent increase in net sales for the year and the top five builders held their positions over 2023, according to Home Builders Research. The industry had to overcome higher prices and elevated interest rates…
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Lennar closes 2024 as No. 1 builder
Lennar retained its top spot as the No. 1 builder in Las Vegas in 2024 as the industry saw a 11 percent increase in net sales for the year and the top five builders held their positions over 2023, according to Home Builders Research. The industry had to overcome higher prices and elevated interest rates…
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New tariffs could raise home prices and sideline potential buyers
The U.S. housing market was already struggling under the weight of high mortgage interest rates, a low supply of existing homes for sale and historically high home prices. Now tariffs on building materials are adding even more pressure. Roughly 30% of softwood lumber consumed in the U.S. is imported, largely from Canada. Wallboard, known as gypsum, is imported from…
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New home construction surged in 2024 despite higher interest rates. There's a big reason why.
Marion Woods and her husband, Paul, were so firm in their quest to buy either an older house or a double-wide mobile home that they balked at their real estate agent’s idea of considering a newly built home. That was until they finally looked at one. What happened after that changed their minds completely. In…
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New home construction surged in 2024 despite higher interest rates. There's a big reason why.
Marion Woods and her husband, Paul, were so firm in their quest to buy either an older house or a double-wide mobile home that they balked at their real estate agent’s idea of considering a newly built home. That was until they finally looked at one. What happened after that changed their minds completely. In…
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Lennar closes 2024 as No. 1 builder
Lennar retained its top spot as the No. 1 builder in Las Vegas in 2024 as the industry saw a 11 percent increase in net sales for the year and the top five builders held their positions over 2023, according to Home Builders Research. The industry had to overcome higher prices and elevated interest rates…
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New tariffs could raise home prices and sideline potential buyers
The U.S. housing market was already struggling under the weight of high mortgage interest rates, a low supply of existing homes for sale and historically high home prices. Now tariffs on building materials are adding even more pressure. Roughly 30% of softwood lumber consumed in the U.S. is imported, largely from Canada. Wallboard, known as gypsum, is imported from…
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Lennar closes 2024 as No. 1 builder
Lennar retained its top spot as the No. 1 builder in Las Vegas in 2024 as the industry saw a 11 percent increase in net sales for the year and the top five builders held their positions over 2023, according to Home Builders Research. The industry had to overcome higher prices and elevated interest rates…