Phoenix, Oakland, Calif., and Boise, Idaho, are among the 10 housing markets that saw the biggest second-quarter improvement in both median list prices and for-sale inventories, according to data from Realtor.com.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved for a fourth consecutive month in August with a two-point gain to 37 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
In a report released last week, housing market research firm Metrostudy identified the top 20 master planned communities in Florida based on annual starts.
A study released last week by an Ohio State University researcher identified the 10 cities with the highest percentage of young adults living at home, with the Bridgeport, Conn., metro area coming in at No. 1.
A total of 80 metropolitan statistical areas across 32 states and the District of Columbia were listed as improving housing markets on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for August.
Data through May 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, showed that average home prices increased by 2.2 percent in May over April for both the 10- and 20-City composites.
PulteGroup, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ending June 30, 2012. The company reported a net income of $42 million, or $0.11 per share, including land and restructuring charges totaling $8 million or $0.02 per share.
The city of San Luis, Ariz. is cracking down on safety and completion of construction projects.
The San Luis Department of Development Services Building Safety Division initiated the Building Safe program this month.
New-home sales in June were 15.1 percent above where they were last June, according to the newest data released by the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today.