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Tied for first place in growth was Tennessee's Wilson County, an exurban area east of Nashville where sales of newly-built ...

New US residential construction declined in May to the slowest pace since the onset of the pandemic as an elevated inventory of homes for sale and high mortgage rates sapped the motivation to build.

US single-family homebuilding dropped to near a 1-1/2-year low in July due in part to Hurricane Beryl’s disruption of activity, but rising new housing supply could limit a rebound. The fifth straight ...

The annual pace of new home construction pulled back last month after soaring in November, despite a historic shortage of housing inventory and falling mortgage rates. Housing starts came down by 4.3% ...

Amid a housing shortage and an affordability crisis, US homebuilding heated up in February as builders anticipate demand for new homes to stay strong. One sure way to improve affordability is to ...