Tag Archives: Home builder
Households Doubling Up, this is the “pent-up demand” for housing.
The “pent-up demand” for housing is stuck right now with high unemployment. If we can get jobs creation going, allowing the younger age group to move out and create new households, the housing market will start to hum along. These … Continue reading
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Homebuilders targeted by Labor Department
Saw this article from the Wall Street Journal. Apparently the Labor Department is going after Residential Homebuilders for overtime and minimum wage violations, which to me sounds like they are really targeting the sub-contractors and their status of sub-contractors. Sounds … Continue reading
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Mattamy Homes MN Hires New Marketing Coordinator
This is for the Builders and Developers that read my posts, just some industry news… EDINA, Minn. – Mattamy Homes has hired Lauren DeZellar as sales and marketing coordinator for its Minnesota division in the Twin Cities area. In her new position, DeZellar will … Continue reading
NAHB: Builder Confidence Unchanged in August
The National Association of Home Builders reports Builder Confidence still depressed. The Wells Fargo/NAHB HMI (Housing Market Index) remains unchanged as reported today August 15, 2011. Builders continue to confront the same major challenges they have seen over the past year, … Continue reading
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The Twin Cities losing Population and the impact on the housing market.
After reviewing data sets from the Metropolitan Council and running some spreadsheets, I have come up with a couple graphs that illustrate what may be ahead for the Twin Cities real estate market. These are assuming Metropolitan Councils population and household … Continue reading
