New-home sales rose 6.4% in August as builders cut prices, offered incentives, and sold more lower-priced homes. Now mortgage rates are moving against buyers again
Single-family construction rebounded in August, but falling permits, fewer completions, and widespread builder incentives point to a tougher fight for the purchase loans those homes eventually produce
Sales fell 10.5% in July as inventory climbed, leaving builders increasingly dependent on price cuts, mortgage-rate buydowns, and other incentives
Builder activity jumps in the near term, but falling permits and weaker completions point to a choppier supply outlook ahead
A new analysis of Census Bureau data has found that approximately one in nine change residences every year, with only one in five of that share opting to change states
Vermont, New Mexico lead among states with most mortgages paid off last year
Even as rates ease, latest ACS data show typical owner costs outpacing income gains and tightening DTIs
Percentage of land dealers seeing high demand from builders has fallen by about 50% in last year
But latest new home sales report shows July 2025 sales stayed about flat from June’s upwardly revised rate
Demand increases based on existing homeowners staying put.