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Builders shrinking home sizes to keep prices in check, experts say
New homes are getting smaller as homebuilders look for ways to keep prices in check. But kitchens are getting bigger. Those are the key trends in the new housing market, two experts said at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference this month in New Orleans. “The biggest trend happening now in housing is…
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Shift in Pricing Puts New Builds Within Reach
CHICAGO — Home buyers who have long been priced out of the new-home market may want to take a fresh look. The gap between the price of a brand-new home and an existing one has narrowed significantly – an “unprecedented change,” says Ali Wolf, chief economist for NewHomeSource and the new-home data firm Zonda. This…
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New-home sales crater, magnified by struggles in the South
New-home sales in May have validated the old adage that what goes up must come down. According to the monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sales of newly built single-family homes in May came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000. That’s…
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Shift in Pricing Puts New Builds Within Reach
CHICAGO — Home buyers who have long been priced out of the new-home market may want to take a fresh look. The gap between the price of a brand-new home and an existing one has narrowed significantly – an “unprecedented change,” says Ali Wolf, chief economist for NewHomeSource and the new-home data firm Zonda. This…
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New-home sales crater, magnified by struggles in the South
New-home sales in May have validated the old adage that what goes up must come down. According to the monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), sales of newly built single-family homes in May came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000. That’s…
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Builders shrinking home sizes to keep prices in check, experts say
New homes are getting smaller as homebuilders look for ways to keep prices in check. But kitchens are getting bigger. Those are the key trends in the new housing market, two experts said at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference this month in New Orleans. “The biggest trend happening now in housing is…
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These stock-market sectors are telling us when the bull market will end
The final top of this bull market is at least three months away, according to a relative-strength analysis of the stock market’s industry sectors. The chart below tells the story.
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These stock-market sectors are telling us when the bull market will end
The final top of this bull market is at least three months away, according to a relative-strength analysis of the stock market’s industry sectors. The chart below tells the story.
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These stock-market sectors are telling us when the bull market will end
The final top of this bull market is at least three months away, according to a relative-strength analysis of the stock market’s industry sectors. The chart below tells the story.
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Shift in Pricing Puts New Builds Within Reach
CHICAGO — Home buyers who have long been priced out of the new-home market may want to take a fresh look. The gap between the price of a brand-new home and an existing one has narrowed significantly – an “unprecedented change,” says Ali Wolf, chief economist for NewHomeSource and the new-home data firm Zonda. This…
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