Eye On Housing
The residential remodeling market has grown rapidly in the past few years, mainly fueled by changes in housing and lifestyle decisions during the pandemic period. According to National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA), expenditures for residential home improvements soared 13% to $328 billion in 2021, from $289 billion in 2020. This marks the largest gain since 1993 (16% increase). Solid… Read More ›
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $502.9 billion in June, 0.2% lower than downwardly revised May estimates. It was the third consecutive monthly decrease after a strong start this year. Nevertheless, the total private residential construction spending was 9.2% higher than a year… Read More ›
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending fell 0.6% in May, the first decline after a strong start this year and the largest one since June 2014. The recent slowdown follows the housing starts declines over the three consecutive months. Nevertheless, the total private residential construction spending is 11.2% higher than a year… Read More ›
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending grew 1.2% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $503.4 billion. This is 7.5% higher than a year ago and represents a new post-recession high. The monthly gains are largely attributed to the strong growth of private construction spending on both multifamily and… Read More ›
The most recent release of Census’ Construction Spending report included significant revisions to the residential improvements spending category. Residential improvements spending is calculated as the amount of total private residential spending on owner-occupied units after accounting for single-family and multifamily expenditures. As discussed in an earlier post, with these changes, the total amount of spending on residential improvements more closely… Read More ›
Consumer credit outstanding grew by a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.5%, $191.8 billion, in the month of October 2015, 4.4 percentage point slower than the 9.9% rate of growth recorded in September 2015. Consumer credit outstanding now totals $3.512 trillion. The increase in total consumer credit outstanding largely reflected an expansion in the outstanding amount of non-revolving consumer credit. Non-revolving consumer… Read More ›
With the end of 2011 approaching, the contributors of NAHB’s Eye on Housing thought it would be useful to take a look at the updates that attracted the most readers over the last year. In October, Eye on Housing profiled updated NAHB research that estimates the value various features add to a home. The updated research paper and estimating tool enables builders,… Read More ›