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Highlands Residential Mortgage hires Daniel McCoy as regional construction loan manager

Housing Wire

Highlands Residential Mortgage announced that Daniel McCoy is joining the company as a regional construction loan manager for the Southeast. Daniel McCoy McCoy leads the construction-focused McCoy Mortgage Team , which has previously affiliated with companies like MVB Mortgage , Intercoastal Mortgage and Cardinal Financial.

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Residential real estate activity picks up despite low inventory

Housing Wire

Demand from the buyer side has remained steady or increased, however, and new home builders have responded to inventory shortages by increasing speculative inventory production, according to the Federal Reserve Beige Book, released Wednesday. New York – The residential sales market has been strong across the District.

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The Fed’s monetary policy is stifling new construction

Housing Wire

This also means that if construction workers can’t find AI data centers to work on , we will most likely lose some construction workers. When mortgage rates were over 6.75% earlier in the year, we had no growth in residential construction workers, and single-family permits were falling all year. recession isn’t far away.

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Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction

Housing Wire

The residential construction industry is facing a crisis as builders manage the critical shortage of building materials and labor. The post Opinion: The “profitless boom” in residential construction appeared first on HousingWire.

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November housing starts post double-digit gains

Housing Wire

.” HUD and the Census Bureau are attributing this increase in production to strong demand for new construction. As housing inventory across the country continues to remain at historic lows, it comes as no surprise that many prospective homebuyers are turning to new construction. higher in the Northeast, 9.6%

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US job growth records strong start to the year

Housing Wire

As a whole, the construction sector is still 85,000 jobs below its February 2020 level. On a brighter note, residential construction added 3,600 jobs and the number of residential specialty trade contractor jobs rose by 800. Residential building construction employment is up 5.3% below,” Kushi said.

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Understand and master new construction to grow your business

Inman

Unlock new opportunities in a low inventory market when you dig into the new construction segment of the residential market.