Homebuilders

With the real estate market in desperate need for more housing stock, some industry leaders are pinning their hopes on governmental policies to make building more affordable. But how the two presidential candidates may approach these issues varies greatly.

New-home starts increased in September on a sharp gain in single-family house construction while building permits climbed, indicating residential building had plenty of momentum at the end of the third quarter.

A gauge of builder sentiment climbed to 85, the highest in records back to 1985, from 83 a month earlier, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Market Index released Monday.

While spiking from the year before, mortgage applications to purchase new homes fell in September from August, with low supply and high unemployment keeping it in check, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Wall Street won big buying up homes during the foreclosure crisis and renting them out. Now, it's headed back to the suburbs in hopes of scoring again.

After an annual gain in July, newly constructed home listings tumbled in August as coronavirus complications caused the largest inventory drops on record, according to Redfin.

Sales of new homes in the unexpectedly advanced for a fourth month in August to the highest level in almost 14 years as record-low mortgage rates continued to entice buyers into a market with ever-shrinking supply.

Sales of new homes climbed in Houston and other large Texas markets in August, with September shaping up to be another strong month for sales for the homebuilding industry.

Canadian new home prices recorded their sharpest one-month gain in three years with higher demand and rising costs for building materials.

Home starts fell more than forecast in August, reflecting less construction of apartments and a decline in the tropical storm-hit South, representing a pause in momentum for a housing market that's been a key source of fuel for the economy.

Low rates, along with increased new and existing home sales activity drives the latest forecast.

U.S. homebuilder optimism rose to a record in September, with low mortgage rates driving a housing boom that has boosted the pandemic economy.

Loan applications for new homes have staged a remarkable turnaround this year after falling 25% month-over-month and 12% year-to-year due to the coronavirus' impact in April.

Construction on new homes surged to the highest level in more than a decade as Canada's housing market continues to defy expectations of a slowdown.

The technology company arrived at this percentage by mapping federally declared disaster areas to the projects it helps lenders manage.

Homebuyers are favoring newly built properties at the highest rate in more than a decade.

The number of new housing permits issued in Connecticut communities in July rose 10.2% over the same period in 2019, officials with the state Department of Economic and Community Development said.

The housing market reaped the rewards of new construction increasing before the coronavirus took effect, netting a boost in July sales, according to Redfin.

New-home sales jumped to the highest level in almost 14 years in July as low mortgage rates helped fuel a suburban construction boom.

Uncertainty over the economy, the pandemic and politics are keeping existing owners from listing their homes.