Existing homes now cost more than new builds, with a median gap of $18.6K in Q2 2025
Tagged: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
A sharp rise in construction wages hasn’t solved the industry’s labor shortage — and meanwhile, is driving up prices for homebuyers
Change reflects builders looking to maximize affordability; buyers wanting more space better off shopping older homes
The nation’s top 10 builders increased their share of new home sales from less than 10% in 1989 to nearly 50% 35 years later
Adding to affordability problem, skilled labor shortage driving up costs, timelines of building new houses
A look at the plusses, minuses of the 2025 Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act
Seniors now make up nearly one in three shared households, with 65+ participation tripling since 2005
Homeowners seek to recover tens of thousands as Wisconsin joins nationwide crackdown on $20,000–$240,000 ‘home equity theft’ windfalls
Urban Institute proposes changing the tax code, but will policymakers and trade groups go for it?
Tariffs, labor shortages, and material costs drive sentiment to a seven-month low