by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
If Alabama enacts the school choice program pending in the legislature, it will join the ranks of the 32 states with similar initiatives.  School choice is an integral part of America’s education system, but...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The 2024 Q2 results showed strong employment, a persistent shortage in housing supply, and robust demand fueled by strong household formation.Net SalesFaced with persistently high interest rates and home prices, buyers still jumped...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The average sales price for new homes in the US climbed to $485,000 in February 2024, against a backdrop of a per capita income of $41,261. This discrepancy highlights that the average American is priced out of affording a new home.Escalating home prices are...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
In recent years, the real estate market has witnessed a surge in a rather unconventional trend: the build-for-rent (BFR) phenomenon. Rather than building homes to sell, developers and investors are increasingly constructing residential properties explicitly for rental...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
Lot shortages have emerged as a significant challenge in the US housing market.  It effects construction activity, affordability, and market dynamics. Seventy-five percent of builders plan to start more homes in 2024 than in 2023, so...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Rhett Loveman | Dec 16, 2024 | Insights
The fourth quarter earnings for 2023 saw public homebuilders ending the year on a high note as strong sales dominated the headlines. There’s an expectation that 2024 might experience a continuation of the homebuying surge that concluded 2023 on a...