Tag: new home builders

Jan 2018 – HomesUSA.com New Home Sales Index

Texas new home builders finished 2017 with steady sales in December. Most buyers benefited from lower prices as the pace of home sales improve in three of the top four Texas markets, according to the HomesUSA.com® New Homes Sales Index and other data released today.

Your Listings may not be on Zillow

I recently learned that Zillow is not publishing my new home listings if the builder builds more than 150 homes a year. Its motivation is to have builders sign up for its Promoted Communities service, which Zillow covertly launched in early 2016.

Dec 2017 – HomesUSA.com New Home Sales Index

Dallas, Texas – December 22, 2017 – There’s good news for Texas new home builders and buyers as sales remain strong and prices continue to come down, but the pace of home sales are mixed in Texas markets in November, according to the HomesUSA.com® New Homes Sales Index and other data released today. The Index […]

Home is where the Dog is!

Among millennials who have never purchased a home, 42% say that their dog – or the desire to have one – is a key factor in their desire to buy a home in the future, suggesting dogs will also influence purchase decisions of potential first-time home buyers.

July 2017 – HomesUSA.com New Home Sales Index

New home sales prices are increasing, and the pace of new home sales are showing signs of slowing in the four largest homebuilding markets in Texas, but total new home sales remain solid, according to the HomesUSA.com® New Homes Sales Index and other new home sales data released today. The rate of new home sales in […]

Built for Who?

What trends are catering to the newest generation of homeowners & how are homebuilders changing to meet their needs?

The Green Home Premium

A new study from The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) found that new homes built to a LEED standard for energy-efficiency are worth more in resale value than homes without green features. “The Value of LEED Homes in the Texas Real Estate Market: A Statistical Analysis of Resale […]