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What is the COVID-19 economic downturn's effect on homebuilders?

by Amy Scott
Apr 15, 2020
Both the sales and building of homes has slowed with the spread of the pandemic.
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Rising costs will continue to hit homebuilders

by Erika Beras
Dec 26, 2018
New home sales have been slipping most of the year for a variety of reasons
A worker builds a new home at the Pulte Homes Fireside at Norterra-Skyline housing development on March 5, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Labor shortages and high cost of materials depress homebuilding, industry says

by Renata Sago
Jul 18, 2018
Builders are looking into long-term solutions.
A worker saws wood at Canal Crossing, a new luxury apartment community consisting of 393 rental units near the university city of New Haven on August 2, 2017 in Hamden, Connecticut. 
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Rising prices and falling affordability in housing

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 22, 2018
The market is good if you're selling, but challenging if you want to buy.
Lily-Rygh Glen and her wife recently bought this fixer on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon, after searching for years for an affordable first home.
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