{"id":84,"date":"2026-10-05T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:00:00","slug":"u-s-home-construction-picks-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/u-s-home-construction-picks-up\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Home Construction Picks Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/felicia-hankerson\/single-family-home-construction-jumps-unexpectedly-in-august-remotion-videos-6c17\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Mid-Q3 brought a notable uptick in U.S. single-family home construction, with starts reaching a 918,000 annual pace\u2014a 7.6% rise month-over-month and 5.2% higher than last year. While this gives builders some momentum, the broader view remains mixed: total U.S. housing starts, including multifamily, actually slowed to a 1.275 million annual rate, reflecting a 2.6% dip from the previous month and 1.2% below last year\u2019s numbers. Permits, often seen as a forward-looking indicator, held steadier, with builders securing them at a 1.394 million annualized pace\u2014down 2.7% month-over-month, but up 3.5% year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>Industry experts remain cautious, pointing to persistent challenges\u2014rising costs, slower sales, and affordability pressures could keep single-family construction in check for the remainder of the year. In response, builders are adjusting their strategies: tightening plans, offering incentives, managing inventory, and aiming to sell homes earlier in the construction process.<\/p>\n<p>In my three decades helping clients through life\u2019s biggest transitions\u2014divorce, probate, estate sales, or even navigating REO and default situations\u2014I&#039;ve seen how shifts in construction and inventory can impact both buyers and sellers across Central and North Jersey. Understanding these trends is key to protecting your equity and making confident decisions, no matter what the market brings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mid-Q3 brought a notable uptick in U.S. single-family home construction, with starts reaching a 918,000 annual pace\u2014a 7.6% rise month-over-month and 5.2% higher than last year. While this gives builders some momentum, the broader view remains mixed: total U.S. housing starts, including multifamily, actually slowed to a 1.275 million annual rate, reflecting a 2.6% dip [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":85,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.buyfelicialistings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}