Results for Single-Family Homes

Information obtained from the public-use microdata files provided by the US Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) and tabulated by NAHB, shows that there is a greater share of two or more st…

The 2014 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that the average completion time of a single-family house is around 7 months, which usually includes around 25 days from authorization to start and another 6 months to finish the construction. The timeline from authorization to completion, however, is not consistent across the nation, …

To be classified as a single-family home, a property must meet some requirements. What are those requirements? Let's take a look.

Space-starved home hunters in cities like New York and Chicago are transforming multi-unit dwellings into large residences

Wood framing remains the most dominant construction method for single-family homes in the U.S., according to NAHB analysis of Census Bureau data. For 2015 completions, 93% of new homes were wood-fr…

What makes a better investment: single family homes or multifamily housing? It's an age-old question and in this article I share my experiences with each.

The 2015 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that the average completion time of a single-family house is around 7 months, which usually includes almost a month from authoriza…

Despite a down month in November, Miami-Dade County is still on pace to break its annual sales record for single-family homes in 2015.

Single-family starts zoomed to the highest level since February, buoyed by low mortgage rates and strong job growth. 

The decision on what type of home to buy can be difficult, since you cannot predict with certainty how long you will live there and what life changes your home will have to accommodate in the future. ...

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sales of new single-family homes rose 6.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000 last month, led by the South and Midwest, the government reported Friday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected an April sales pace of 429,000, compared with an originally estimated rate of 384,000 in March. On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department revised March's sales pace to 407,000. Economists…

Photo: Doug Kerr/Flickr Although they’re no longer posting double-digit gains, US single-family home prices continued to rise in September. It was the 56th consecutive month...

New single-family homes sales reached a near 9 year high in July, despite tight inventory.

Some metros have been seeing a noticeable increase in their single-family inventories over the last seven years, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Home Builders.

Rentals in single-family homes and small multifamily buildings are a viable solution for helping the significant lack of affordable homes in the housing market. But in order for this to happen, these three policies need to change.

I agree with Warren Buffett that single-family homes are an outstanding asset class for investors. I like single-family home investing a lot better then gold, stocks, bonds or mutual funds.
Here are six reasons single-family homes make great investments....

U.S. federal agencies are casting about for ways to pull the country’s housing market from the brink as reports from the Case-Schiller National Index indicate housing price falls …

Data firm RealtyTrac put together a list of 10 cities with a population of 1 million or more offering the biggest price discounts on bank-owned homes.

Lots of articles have been written about what the “millennials” are looking for in a new home, as they emerge from their parents’ spare bedroom. Spurred on by low interest rates, a better job market, and lower down payments, this 25-to-35 year old age group is slowly, but surely, embracing the idea of home ownership. Their ultimate buying power will rival that of the aging baby boomers, but the big question, in the mind of builders, is what do they want for their…