September 07, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
Once a quarter, the Census Bureau publishes the results of its Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS), which includes estimates for occupied housing units, also referred to as households, vacancies and the homeownership rate. Given its frequency, the ...
Filed Under | household formation
April 20, 2018 by Zelman & Associates
There are many data points that are referenced by executives, investors and reporters to interpret the direction and position of the housing market, including existing home sales, new home sales, housing starts, the homeownership rate, home ...
Filed Under | household formationmacro housing
May 19, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
We utilize a proprietary tracking of residential electric customers to supplement our views on household formation, which has proven critical to our overall housing thesis during periods of volatile government data. ...
Filed Under | household formationhousing starts
April 21, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Earlier this week, the Census Bureau published a report titled “The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood: 1975-2016”, which analyzed changes in how young adults have been educated, started families and lived over the last ...
Filed Under | demographicshousehold formation
April 07, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Every quarter, we publish in-depth macro housing forecasts and explanations covering single-family construction, multi-family construction, the existing housing market, home improvements and mortgage finance. With the release ...
Filed Under | household formationhousing startsmacro housing
March 10, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Household formation is a phrase used to describe the net change in the number of households over a given period of time, essentially measuring incremental housing demand. Despite the importance of this measure to the housing market, in particular ...
Filed Under | household formation
January 27, 2017 by Zelman & Associates
Household formation is at the root of incremental housing demand. A thorough forecast of household formation should encompass population growth trends segmented by age cohorts and a detailed understanding of age-specific shifts in how people ...
Filed Under | baby boomersdemographicshousehold formation
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