Tag: household formation

Amidst a Lost Decade for Housing, What Does Future Hold?

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 ...

Housing Executives and Analysts Being Swung Around by Volatile Government Data

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 ...

Reversing Roles – Multi-Generational Households Where Parents Live With Children

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 ...