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Home Builder Sentiment Rises as Existing Home Inventory Falls

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Builders said one-third of housing inventory is new construction, compared with historical norms of around 10%. Concerns had grown that builders might have more trouble with construction loans after recent regional bank failures. But the bevy of new construction suggests that is not the case.

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How Land Banking Could Help Builders Battling Shortages

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How Land Banking Could Help Builders Battling Shortages. Land banking offers a potential solution for builders to generate strategic capital and minimize the risks associated with land ownership in the midst of national shortages, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting. New-Construction Projects. Mon, 12/13/2021 - 09:49.

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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction. The housing market may be headed straight for a post-pandemic downturn, but according to Jordan Rappaport, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, an uptick in single-family home building could soon follow. New-Construction Projects.

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Home Builders Remain Optimistic Despite Market Headwinds

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Single-family home construction posted a modest 1.1% gain in February on a seasonally adjusted annual basis with just 830,000 single-family units started, but the pace of new construction could soon accelerate, the National Association of Realtors reports. Single-family home construction posted a modest 1.1%

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Navistar Financial Extends Dealer Inventory Funding Facility

Construction Equipment

has signed agreements to extend its $500 million dealer inventory funding facility an additional six months. The facility, which is funded through three of NFC''s major relationship banks, now extends through September of 2014.' Navistar Financial Corporation (NFC), an affiliate of Navistar Inc.,

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Home Builder Confidence Rose for the Third Consecutive Month in March

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Home Builder Confidence Rose for the Third Consecutive Month in March ldeakins Thu, 03/16/2023 - 11:08 A lack of existing-home inventory is forcing buyers into the new-home market. That increase could be caused by a lack of existing-home inventory, which is shifting demand to the new-home market.

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How Biden Plans to Address Housing Affordability

Pro Builder

In addition, Biden is predicted to urge big banks to return to FHA lending, and he wants to ramp up residential construction. The tax credit could exacerbate the inventory shortage, by juicing demand even more. As the construction industry flourished again, some workers were still afraid or unable to come back into the U.S.

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