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millenials, home buying

Millennials Show a Growing Preference for New Homes

Date: 09 Sep 2019
Posted by: Tom Oslund

Among general housing preferences, there is a noticeable upward trend in the percentage of millennials who desire a new home built for sale offered by a builder, according to a recent study by the NAHB Economics team.

Between 2007 and 2018, the percentage of millennial home buyers who prefer a new home increased from 28% to 41%. This increase seems to be at the cost of the desire for a...

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Millennial Home Preferences vs. Other Generations

Date: 12 Aug 2019
Posted by: Tom Oslund

http://nahbnow.com/2019/08/millennial-home-preferences-vs-other-generati...

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New-home sales rebound

New-home sales rebound in June after two straight declines

Date: 26 Jul 2019
Posted by: Tom Oslund

The numbers: New-home sales rebounded in June, the first gain in three months, government data released Wednesday show. The annual sales pace for new single-family homes in the U.S. rose 7% last month to 646,000, led by a big gain in sales in the West, the Commerce Department said.

Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a June sales rate of 657,000, compared with...

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