Category: NAR

Overcoming Housing’s Acute Inventory Shortage

The shortage of housing—of both the affordable and merely available variety—is a forefront issue for housing-policy decision-makers, and is at the center of many recent studies aiming to gain understanding and… Read more »

Experts Anticipate ‘Strong Activity’ for the 2021 Housing Market

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a 2021 consensus outlook on the economy and housing market at its virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit. The consensus includes predictions from more… Read more »

Future of remote work unclear, according to NAR

Since the pandemic caused many employers to shift employees to remote work – some indefinitely – homeowners have left cramped spaces in large cities and retreated to more suburban and… Read more »

Homebuilder Confidence on the Rise

According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose an impressive seven points to 37…. Read more »

The Week Ahead: Will Housing Starts, Permits Rebound?

The U.S. Census Bureau will release its latest number surrounding housing starts, permits, and completions for April.  Numbers last month for March found housing data fell off the cliff.  Housing… Read more »