Tag: Homebuilding
Lumber Inflation Surrounding Canadian Tariff Just Another Pressure on Builder Costs
May 05, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
In late April, the Department of Commerce announced countervailing duties, or a tariff, on imported softwood lumber from Canada, ranging from 3-24% for the largest producers and 20% for all other mills. The tariffs were largely expected by ...
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Home PricingHomebuilding
Urban Sprawl Picking Up Steam Even Beyond Starter Homes
April 21, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Beginning in 1Q15, we began tracking new home for-sale inventory across more than 20 production homebuilders, including the square footage offered as a way to better gauge investments and the willingness to cater to the under-served ...
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Entry-LevelHomebuilding
Homebuilder M&A Gaining Steam with Foreign Companies Joining the Fray
March 10, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Over the last year, several Asian companies have gone on a buying spree of private U.S. homebuilders, including leading Japanese builder Sekisui House’s recent purchase of Woodside Homes. The Woodside deal, valued at $468 million or roughly ...
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Homebuilding
Finally, Excess Mortgage Distress is Gone
November 18, 2016 by Zelman & Associates
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, from 1980 through 2005, the combination of single-family mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in process ranged from 5.0-6.6% with the most problematic periods being 1982-86 (6.4%) and 2000-02 ...
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