Homebuilders

Old pastures, tired citrus groves and vacant land are quickly transforming into metro Orlando neighborhoods, with about 4,000 new houses underway during the most recent quarter, a new study shows.

After launching construction lending support via Encompass in February, Ellie Mae sees shrinking construction loan closing times and increased volume.

Housing construction in the Twin Cities metro rose nearly 17 percent in July, but most of that gain was apartments.

Home sales — and prices — reached a new high in the Twin Cities area last month, but the dearth of listings continued and may soon put a brake on deals.

Residential construction ended the second quarter on a stronger note as groundbreaking on new homes rebounded in June to the fastest annualized pace in four months.

Sentiment among homebuilders deteriorated to an eight-month low in July on concerns about higher material costs, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo.

Loan application activity for the purchase of newly constructed homes decreased 4% in June from the previous month, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A builder promises to offer that rarest of products in Palm Beach County's real estate market — new single-family homes priced at less than $300,000.

As demand for new homes outpaces supply, it is essential for mortgage lenders to pursue strategies that stimulate inventory levels, such as supporting builders with construction financing and offering homebuyers single-close construction-to-permanent loans. (The first in a four-part series on the mortgage industry's response to the housing inventory shortage.)

No one needs to tell Mike and Suzy Johnson that the Columbus, Ohio, housing market is hot.

Want to buy an affordable house in the Sacramento area? Better get in line.

Homebuilders in the Twin Cities on Friday finished their best month in more than a decade.

A proposed ordinance in one California city would require developers planning residential projects costing $100,000 or more to pay an affordable housing impact fee.

The U.S. will impose further punitive tariffs on imports of softwood lumber from Canada, escalating a longstanding trade dispute that’s already led to higher timber prices.

Demand for single-family homes in the Inland Empire has fueled the strongest building activity in nearly a decade, though experts say the recent spike is nowhere near the intensity and volume of the mid-2000s.

Record prices for new homes amid a sales pickup indicate the supply of houses may be tight at the lower end of the market, pinching first-time buyers.

Three straight months of declines in new-home construction show homebuilding may weigh on second-quarter growth.

Homebuilders might be starting to feel some pressures of scarce labor and rising prices as sentiment slipped to a four-month low in June.

An Ames family will finally be able to call themselves homeowners, thanks to Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa and a $50,000 grant from the Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors.

New home purchase application activity bounced back in May as sales of these properties increased by 5.6% compared with April.