Builders are reporting more serious and committed buyers at their job sites and this is reflected in recent government data showing that new-home sales and single-family construction are gaining momentum," said NAHB Chairman Tom Woods, a home builder from Blue Springs, Missouri.
Sales of newly built homes in April (the latest reading available) were 26 percent higher than a year ago, according to the U.S. Census, and housing starts were 9 percent higher. Builders are seeing strong demand, due to very limited supply of existing homes for sale, but the price premium on new construction has been holding some buyers back. The median sale price of a newly built home in April was $297,300, an increase of 8.3 percent from April of 2014.
Of the HMI's three builder confidence components, current sales conditions rose seven points to 65, sales expectations over the next six months rose 6 points to 69, and buyer traffic rose five points to 44. That last component the only one still mired in negative territory.
Builders are reporting more serious and committed buyers at their job sites and this is reflected in recent government data showing that new-home sales and single-family construction are gaining momentum," said NAHB Chairman Tom Woods, a home builder from Blue Springs, Missouri.Sales of newly built homes in April (the latest reading available) were 26 percent higher than a year ago, according to the U.S. Census, and housing starts were 9 percent higher. Builders are seeing strong demand, due to very limited supply of existing homes for sale, but the price premium on new construction has been holding some buyers back. The median sale price of a newly built home in April was $297,300, an increase of 8.3 percent from April of 2014.Of the HMI's three builder confidence components, current sales conditions rose seven points to 65, sales expectations over the next six months rose 6 points to 69, and buyer traffic rose five points to 44. That last component the only one still mired in negative territory.
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