The housing advisor to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is predicting the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration could drive up home prices. The Deseret News reports that Steve Waldrip, who serves as senior advisor for housing strategy and innovation for the...
A new report is warning that Vermont needs to create 7,000 new homes each year for the next 25 years to keep up with the demand for housing, for a total goal of 172,000 new units by 2050. “We have got to pick up the pace,” said Commissioner Alex Farrell of...
Builder sentiment began 2025 with a mild upswing, despite concerns over how building material tariffs and costs and a larger government deficit could impact inflation and mortgage rates. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 47 in...
Atlanta-based McKinley Homes has acquired Houston-based Liberty Home Builders Houston, expanding its presence into Texas. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. McKinley Homes Houston Division will be led by the former Liberty Home Builders executive team...
Alternatives to Chicago property taxes, a mega-million condo sale loss and a proposal to bend the Manhattan skyline. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Nov. 11-15. Hit: Let’s Not Go, Brandon. Praise goes this...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
