Building permits can sometimes be an underappreciated economic indicator. A rise in building permits indicates that an area’s population is increasing, along with residents having
The late spring and early summer months of the home building season have been marked by rising costs. Interest rates are rising, lumber prices are
New Construction as a Percentage of Total Residential Sales: May 2018 Limestone County: 32.4 percent Lee County: 22.3 percent Huntsville Metro Area: 22.1 percent Baldwin County: 20.5 percent Birmingham
New Construction as a Percentage of Total Residential Sales: March 2018 Limestone County: 36.4 percent Lee County: 26.4 percent Huntsville Metro Area: 23.4 percent Baldwin County: 23.3 percent Montgomery
Scores of Baby Boomers are shifting closer to retirement age each year, and as this massive generation continues to age, it will undoubtedly have a
A recent report by the Federal Housing Administration could spell good news for lower-and-mid-income home buyers, as well as first-time home buyers. According to an
It has been said that Millennials prefer to rent rather than buy homes, and while that may be true, many of the parents of this
President-elect Donald Trump continues to pick key members of his upcoming adminstration, and on Monday morning, he announced arguably his most important hire when it
At the peak of the housing boom in the mid-2000s, the United States had over 11 million people working in construction. According to a new
The Great Recession had a tremendous negative affect on the real estate market, but one area in particular is making a rebound. Home sales, pricing
