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Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first half of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained somewhat stronger compared with the same period last year. Over the first six months of the year, the number of single-family permits issued nationwide reached 465,301. Compared with the same…
LAND O’ LAKES, FLA. — NexMetro has opened Avilla Silver Palm, a 180-home build-to-rent community in Land O’ Lakes, about 20 miles north of Tampa, Florida. This is NexMetro’s third… The post NexMetro Opens Third BTR Avilla Community in Metro Tampa appeared first on Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business .
Analysis of Ontario's residential housing crisis and underlying development challenges.
Penta Real Estate has acquired a 50 pct stake in HoldCo Bubny, a company with land holdings int the Bubny–Zátory development area in Prague, which is to be redeveloped into a vibrant new mixed-use district in Prague. A total of 27 residential blocks with 10,000 new homes are planned in a projected investment of…
Knight Frank's quarterly index tracking residential development land values and market conditions.
Credit conditions on loans for residential Land Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) were still tightening in the second quarter of 2026, according to NAHB’s quarterly survey on AD&C Financing. The net easing index derived from the survey posted a second-quarter reading of -12.0 (the negative number…
Residential building material prices, excluding energy, rose 0.4% in July and were up 5.0% from a year ago. Energy prices fell again in July but remained significantly higher than a year ago. Meanwhile, prices for services were down 0.3% over the month but were 6.2% higher than a year ago. The Producer Price Index…
South Africa's home-building regulator holds R11 billion in reserves while paying minimal warranty claims, prompting questions about inspection effectiveness following a major building collapse and audit findings.
The latest homeownership rate declined to 65% in the second quarter of 2026, according to the Census’s Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). The homeownership rate was unchanged from a year ago, and not statistically different than the rate in the first quarter of the year (65.3%). While this was a modest quarterly…
Sellers outnumbered buyers by 51% in July—just shy of December’s record high—giving buyers more negotiating power. The number of buyers in the market fell to a record low of about 967,000 amid historically high housing costs, almost half a million fewer than the 1,463,000 sellers. Nearly 80% of major U.S. metros…
The housing market is gaining slight momentum as the summer winds down, but demand remains subdued overall. U.S. pending home sales edged up 0.4% week over week during the four weeks ending August 9 on a seasonally adjusted basis, offering a small boost to this summer’s sluggish housing market. Mortgage-purchase…
Glenigan reports a significant decline in residential construction activity with year-on-year contraction.
Led by declines in gasoline and diesel prices, inflation eased for the second consecutive month after reaching a three-year high in May. As energy prices moderated, shelter resumed its role as the largest driver of headline inflation, accounting for one-third of the annual increase and over two-thirds of the…
Mortgage application activity slowed in July amid continuation of the war in Iran. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of total mortgage application volume, declined 6.6% month-over-month in July on a seasonally adjusted basis. Compared to a year ago, total mortgage…
Developers adapt to rising home prices and mortgage rates in South Florida, finding options to lure in buyers and lower expenses.
Existing home sales continued to slow in July as record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates weighed on buyers. Mortgage rates resumed an upward trend after the ceasefire ended in early July. Heightened geopolitical uncertainty and an increasingly hawkish stance from the Fed pushed rates to nearly 6.7% last…
Illinois Realtors are set to launch a partnership program with municipal leaders aimed at confronting housing shortages. The group is calling the venture the Illinois Housing Supply Accelerator program, and it is set to function by having Illinois Realtors governmental affairs directors work with local governments…
🏆New Construction: Ashton Woods and Starlight filed plans for more homes, infrastructure and an amenity center in the Carmel East development in Pflugerville, totaling $542 million. The homes and the amenity center are in phases three and four of the Carmel development. The amenity center is set to span more than…
Ontario new-home sales ticked up 130% year-over-year in Q2 of 2026, according to data the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and the Ontario Home Builders' Association (OHBA) shared Tuesday. The driving force behind the bump, BILD and OHBA say, is the announcement of the provincial-federal…
Demand for all types of residential mortgages was weaker, while lending standards for most were essentially unchanged in the second quarter of 2026, according to the recent release of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS). For commercial real estate (CRE) loans, lending standards for construction &…
Analysis of potential policy impacts from the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on U.S. housing supply dynamics.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management provides an overview of trends and developments in the Agency MBS and housing markets for Q2 2026.
Commentary on Canada's foreign buyer restrictions and the need to examine actual capital flows in residential markets.
Wage growth for residential building workers continued to lose momentum in the second quarter of 2026, reflecting softer housing construction activity and weaker labor demand. According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, both nominal and inflation-adjusted wages have weakened further,…
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has released its State Projections of Remodeling (SPR) for the first quarter of 2026. As a reminder, the SPR provides on a quarterly basis a state-level estimation of the market share and total dollar value of remodeling spending. The SPR is a statistical model…
Boston condo developers are halting new construction activity as buyer demand remains weak.
Knight Frank examines conditions needed to revive activity in the US residential market.
UAE-based developer BNW Developments announced plans to develop approximately 10,000 homes across Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah over the next four years, with Indian investors supporting its expansion strategy.
Analysis of operational and market pressures affecting UK residential developers and their capacity to deliver housing.
Israeli developers are employing creative promotional tactics and alternative sales mechanisms to move inventory in a sluggish residential market, though lenders remain cautious about approving unconventional deal structures.
A land bank for D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilder, bought 232 homesites in Florida City for $28.5 million. Miami-based Trans Florida Development, through an affiliate, bought the 40-acre vacant parcel on the southwest corner of Redland Road and Southwest 336th Street from an entity tied to Carrollton,…
Takeaway: Mortgage rates will see a little relief today on the heels of a weak jobs report that may delay anticipated hikes from the Fed. The economy unexpectedly lost jobs in July, the second month in a row of surprisingly weak data, casting doubt on the theory that the labor market has rebounded. The economy […]…
The U.S. labor market weakened in July, with nonfarm payrolls down 23,000 and downward revisions cutting another 103,000 jobs from May and June. Although the unemployment rate edged lower to 4.1%, the decline reflected a smaller labor force rather than stronger hiring, as overall participation fell to its lowest…
LGI Homes Recognized in U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Companies to Work For
Signorelli, one of Texas' largest privately owned real estate development companies, accelerates statewide expansion of its homebuilding division.
Der börsennotierte Wohnungsbauträger Instone kann in seinen Geschäftszahlen zum ersten Halbjahr noch keinen Ertragsaufschwung zeigen. Das zweite Halbjahr soll den Turnaround bringen.
Selvaag Bolig sold homes for a record-high NOK 4.2 billion in the first half of the year, the company’s highest sales value ever recorded for a first half. In the second quarter, 187 homes were delivered to buyers. Adjusted EBITDA, including Selvaag Bolig’s share of joint venture projects, was NOK 258 million in…
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) today announced it closed 427 homes in July 2026, including 16 currently or previously leased single-family rental homes. This represents a 12.1% increase compared to 381 homes closed in July 2025.
The Lincoln City Council last week signed off on Ron Smith's 165-lot Windsor Cove subdivision and cleared Lewis Group of Companies to nearly double the housing planned for its Village 7B holdings, advancing two projects tied to the city's westward push. The post Lincoln Council Approves Ron Smith’s 165-Lot Windsor…
Archicom zapowiada dalszy rozwój oferty na kluczowych rynkach mieszkaniowych. Priorytetem pozostaje Warszawa, ale deweloper analizuje także wejście do Trójmiasta. Jednocześnie spółka wyznacza ambitne cele sprzedażowe na 2026 rok.
From June of last year to May of this year, Illinois issued 157 permits for new housing construction units per 100,000 residents. That means the state came in second-to-last in homebuilding rates among all U.S. states, according to a July 27 report by Visual Capitalist, highlighting exactly how bleak the local…
The number of open positions in the construction sector increased in June, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The current level of open jobs is down measurably from three years ago due to declines in construction activity, particularly in housing. Recent gains for…
There was a time when buying a home in Ontario was considered a realistic milestone of adulthood. For many young people today, it feels more like winning the lottery. A striking new poll conducted on behalf of Royal LePage found that 55% of Greater Toronto Area residents would consider moving to a more affordable…
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LGI Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGIH) today announced financial results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2026.
ST. CLOUD, FLA. — Adam America Real Estate and Stellar Communities have obtained a $35.1 million construction takeout loan for Havens at Hickory Reserve, a newly completed 134-unit townhome build-to-rent… The post Joint Venture Secures $35.1M Refinancing for Newly Completed BTR Project in Orlando Metro appeared…
Highland Park, IL and Overland Park, KS round out the top three. Demand from highly compensated employees of the San Francisco Bay Area’s AI companies earns Noe Valley the No. 7 spot among Redfin’s hottest luxury neighborhoods this year. Strong demand, despite elevated costs, is outpacing supply in many high-end…
De woningbouw trekt de komende jaren licht aan, maar van een snelle doorbraak is geen sprake. ING Research verwacht dat het aantal opgeleverde nieuwbouwwoningen stijgt naar ongeveer 71.000 in 2026 en 74.000 in 2027. Personeelstekorten, stikstofbeperkingen, netcongestie en hoge bouwkosten blijven de productie remmen.
Bij de Nederlandse woningbouwopgave gaat veel aandacht uit naar stikstof, vergunningen, ruimtelijke ordening en personeelstekorten. Maar daarmee raakt een fundamenteler probleem onderbelicht: de beschikbaarheid van kapitaal, schrijven vastgoedfinancieringsexperts Roel van de Bilt en Rob Wismans in hun nieuwste…
This is the official release of Charter Keck Cramer’s National State of the Market – Residential Build to Sell (BTS) and Build to Rent (BTR) Apartments, H1 2026 report for key metropolitan areas. Report Overview Our Research team has consolidated our market-leading insights into a National State of the Market…
This is the official release of Charter Keck Cramer’s National State of the Market – Residential Build to Sell (BTS) and Build to Rent (BTR) Apartments, H1 2026 report for key metropolitan areas. Report Overview Our Research team has consolidated our market-leading insights into a National State of the Market…
Private residential construction spending declined 0.3% in June, while substantial downward revisions to improvement (remodeling) spending significantly altered the sector’s recent trajectory. According to the latest construction spending data from the U.S. Census Bureau, private residential construction spending…
A Westlake homebuilder sold a 24-acre site to Walmart for $11.68 million. The company plans to build an 188,779-square-foot superstore that will include a pharmacy, garden center, automotive center and gas station. Minto was the seller. of the land at 5253 Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. The homebuilding company is…
NEW research has revealed that demand for key construction materials needed to build new homes weakened further during the first half of 2026. The latest sales data from the Mineral Products Association (MPA) – based on actual volumes from members – shows that sales of ready-mixed concrete, aggregates and mortar…
Experts say Korea's 2026 real estate tax reform may cap sharp home price surges but will push mid-range housing and rental prices higher, worsening the jeonse shortage.
La oferta de departamentos nuevos en la capital magallánica pasó de 26 a nueve unidades en un año, mientras el mercado de casas incorporó nuevos desarrollos y elevó su disponibilidad de 681 a 746 unidades. El escenario coincide con el avance de inversiones ligadas a energía, logística e infraestructura en la…
Arizona’s residential building sector continues to be one of the state’s main economic engines thanks to the state’s consistent population expansion, growing suburban areas, and continuous need for home upkeep and restoration. While housing supplies, labour difficulties, and material costs receive a lot of…
Between the end of 2023 and the end of 2026, residential projects totalling 30.1 million square metres of living space were scheduled for completion across Germany. Around 9.4 million square metres — equivalent to roughly 125,000 homes — will not be delivered. Felix Embacher , managing director of researchers…
Homeowners who borrowed during Germany’s era of ultra-cheap money are now reaching refinancing day — and discovering that refinancing in 2026 is not simply about paying a higher interest rate. It is about reconciling two very different financial realities: being substantially wealthier on paper while facing a much…
Slate Property Group said Friday it has closed on a new Separately Managed Account (SMA) with up to $1 billion of capital dedicated to sourcing and originating lower-leverage senior secured residential construction and bridge loans. Loans for residential developments in high-growth, transit-oriented East Coast…