The market for new home construction continues to grow. Brad Finkelstein of National Mortgage News reported more economic evidence of a growing new home construction market in a March 14th article “New home mortgage apps signal strong market for homebuilding”.
According to Finkelstein’s article, February new construction loan applications grew 2.2% from a year ago and that Februrary’s volume was up 16% from the previous month. That is great news for independent home builders as the existing inventory of home for sale to be constrained.
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Inventory constraints are also driving interest in home additions and renovation opportunities according to a February 2017 survey of NAIHBR members.
