Monday, September 27, 2010

Borrowing money for new homes is almost non-existent

New homes are still being built often right now. When the economy gets some great news, it is really exciting for real estate. However, the number of individuals borrowing cash for new houses is stagnant. You will find a lot more individuals looking to get loan refinancing than there are people planning to get a new home with finance loans. New home starts is a good sign for the economy to check out when it comes to this summer.

Four month high in home starts

A four month high has just been hit. This is in the category of new home construction. As of August, new home starts, with seasonal adjustment, have climbed to a rate of 598,000 per year at this pace, as outlined by CNN. It was a rise of 10.5 percent. Most of that increase was with two parent homes. No single family homes were part of it. The increase of 4.3 percent was attributed to new single family home stats. 438,000 per year was what the rate went to. Real estate is typically driven by single family homes. However, without individuals feeling secure that additional pay days are coming, it is difficult to justify getting bank loans for a brand new home.

Easier to get permits

To build, developers have for making sure they get one things. This means they need permits. Permits are needed for more than just commercial construction. They also are required for new homes. Permits increased 1.8 percent in August. The rate continuing would mean lots of permits given by the end of the year. In fact, 169,000 permits would be given. The greatest increase in construction for August though, was multi-family homes. There was a 32 percent increase in multi-family homes. This was just the one type of home. Apartment complexes may not start being built super fast thinking about starts for buildings for multi-family houses are a statistic that can’t be trusted.

It is still good news

Real estate has been one of the most dismal sectors of the economy for some time. Recovery is starting already. It could be seen. As a result of August efforts, the year percent has increased. It increased 2.2 percent.

Find more information on this subject

CNN Money

money.cnn.com/2010/09/21/news/economy/housing_starts/index.htm



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