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America has a serious ugly home problem

Tue, 07/02/2024 - 05:26

Tech Insider : Economy

Older man looking with disgust at a row of nearly identical houses — The nagging discontent with the aesthetic of new homes reveals big problems with how they're built — and even larger flaws in the American dream itself.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Real Estate, economy, Discourse, finance, housing-market, new-home-construction, new-home-sales

A shower just for your dog is the new home status symbol

Fri, 06/28/2024 - 11:10

A puppy spa room in a Highland Homes house that has a dog wash station. — A puppy spa within a Highland Homes property, complete with a dog wash station.
Courtesy of Highland Homes

Real Estate, Homebuilders, Homebuyers, dinks-finance, dinkwa-ds, pet-owners, real-estate

This little-known Texas town is attracting more movers than anywhere else in the US

Sat, 06/15/2024 - 06:13

The water tower of Celina, a small Texas town in Collin County that is about 41 miles north of Dallas. — The water tower of Celina, a small Texas town in Collin County that is about 41 miles north of Dallas.
Courtesy of the city of Celina

Just about 41 miles north of Dallas lies Celina, a small North Texas town that is America's fastest-growing city.

Real Estate, celina-texas, Texas, fastest-growing-city, homebuying, Homebuilders, exceptional-story-telling

American's housing shortage won't be solved for years to come

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 10:34

New house under construction, front view from garage door entry with clouds blue sky — 2024 will be a strong year for new construction, but not enough still to to fix the inventory shortage.
ANNVIPS/Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, Markets, housing-market, housing-inventory, Homes, home-sales

It's getting easier to buy a house as new-home construction sees a surprising jump

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:37

New house under construction, front view from garage door entry with clouds blue sky — Home building and housing sector sentiment is on the rise.
ANNVIPS/Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, Markets, housing-market, housing-outlook, building, Construction

Homebuyers struggling to score a house right now have a glimmer of hope

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 15:58

A row of newly constructed houses. — Erik Heuser, the COO of homebuilder Taylor Morrison, said builders have more tools than banks when it comes to helping people buy homes.
jhorrocks

Real Estate, Homebuilders, taylor-morrison, erik-heuser, housing-inventory, mortgage-rates, homebuying

Warren Buffett's company is so massive it's like a mini US economy - and its latest earnings may stoke recession fears

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:19

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

warren buffett — Warren Buffett.
REUTERS/Rick Wilking

economy, economy, us-markets-and-economy, warren-buffett, berkshire-hathaway, Inflation, Recession

Yes, it's possible to get a 4.8% mortgage today — here's how

Sat, 11/04/2023 - 08:51

A construction worker eyeing the wooden skeleton of a new-construction house wearing a hard hat and tool belt while holding plans. — Homebuyers may have better luck getting a low mortgage interest rate if they buy a new-construction house.
Getty Images

Real Estate, Mortgages, Homebuilders, homebuilding, mortgage-buydowns, taylor-morrison, Homebuyers

Homebuilder confidence drops to the lowest in 10 months as high mortgage rates freeze the housing market

Tue, 10/17/2023 - 14:58

Home builders constructing a home. — Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose four points to 35 in January, according to the National Association of Homebuilders.
Getty Images

Markets, mi-exclusive, Markets, housing-market, Homebuilders, housing-outlook, homebuilder-confidence

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bet on 3 homebuilders - and sold or slashed a bunch of its stocks last quarter

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 17:11

warren buffett — Warren Buffett.
REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Markets, MI Exclusive, Stocks, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, stock portfolio, chevron

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