Single-family housing authorizations increased in May, but the pace of year-over-year growth has slowed in recent months in step with declining homebuilder sentiment. Learn more: bit.ly/3HlKiJZ

Maintenance volumes experienced the first, albeit slight, year-over-year decline for the first time since May 2020, which could be an indication that consumer confidence in the housing market is shifting. Our latest report has more: bit.ly/3MocSvU

Single-family housing authorizations increased year over year in March, although the pace of growth slowed from February. While one month of slowed growth is not necessarily indicative of a trend, it could suggest a turning point: bit.ly/3KVYw5h

New and existing home construction increased across the board in February, despite #inflation reaching its highest level in nearly 40 years. Learn more: bit.ly/3CQ8wJY

Higher building material costs, worsening labor shortages, and rising mortgage rates point to another competitive housing market year. Although new construction is up in January, inventory remains scarce, bit.ly/34K5Ror

The supply-demand imbalance propelled housing activity in 2021, a trend that is expected to continue. Learn more: bit.ly/3r9q6TS

Higher than expected #inflation in 2022 could dampen the housing market outlook: bit.ly/3oVOjwW

Labor shortages and expensive building materials have slowed #construction. It is likely that higher #inflation from housing will continue as strong demand and the persistent housing shortage are putting upward pressure on prices. bit.ly/30BUT2e

While housing activity has stabilized from its white-hot pace, it’s still red hot. New construction is up alongside homebuilder confidence, and existing housing activity showed healthy growth with pool construction surging compared to pre-pandemic levels: bit.ly/2XtGeF2

In August, remodel volumes experienced the first year-over-year decline since June 2020. The decline could suggest that consumer confidence in the housing market is waning amid high inflation and concerns about the spread of the #delta variant: bit.ly/3lsVPfW