Eye On Housing
A recent NAHB study shows that the median size of a subdivision in the United States is 25 total acres, and the median number of housing units in a subdivision is 50. The results are based on a survey of development projects currently under way or recently completed, conducted by NAHB’s Economics and Housing Policy Group in May 2016. NAHB… Read More ›
Data collected during a 2014 survey allow NAHB to produce, for the first time, summary statistics that describe the typical residential subdivision being built in the United States. The results were recently published as a Special Study in HousingEconomics.com. For subdivisions of single-family detached homes, the summary statistics are as follows: Median size: 22 acres. Median number of housing units: 48. Median gross density:… Read More ›
Builders and developers continue to report that credit for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) is improving slightly, according to NAHB’s survey on AD&C financing. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the overall net tightening index based on the AD&C survey was -4.5, which was little changed from the third quarter. The index is constructed so negative numbers indicate easing of credit;… Read More ›
Builders and developers continue to report that credit for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) is improving slightly, according to NAHB’s survey on AD&C financing. In the fourth quarter of 2012, the overall net tightening index based on the AD&C survey was -4.5, which was little changed from the third quarter. The index is constructed so negative numbers indicate easing of credit;… Read More ›
Availability of new loans for acquisition, development, and construction (AD&C) has finally started to improve slightly, according to NAHB’s survey on AD&C financing for the third quarter of 2012. The overall net bank tightening index calculated from the AD&C survey dropped from +6.0 in the second quarter down to -4.3. The way the index is constructed, negative numbers indicate easing… Read More ›
After more than five years of persistent tightening, NAHB’s survey on Acquisition Development & Construction (AD&C) financing finally shows conditions stabilizing somewhat in the first quarter of 2012. After such a protracted period of decline, however, the stability comes at a very low level of credit availabity. The NAHB survey results remain somewhat at odds with a similar net tightening… Read More ›