Solid employment gains, attractive mortgage rates, a growing economy, and pent-up demand will help keep the housing market moving forward throughout 2015 and into next year, according to economists participating in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2015 Spring Construction Forecast Webinar.

Homes.com has released its October 2013 Local Market Index, a price performance summary of repeat sales of U.S. properties. Utilizing home pricing data, the index shows year-over-year gains for single-family properties in all 300 top U.S. markets.

With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as challenges remain, according to economists participating in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Fall 2013 Construction Forecast Webinar.

Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes rose six points to 57 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July. This is the index’s third consecutive monthly gain and its strongest reading since January 2006.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced the release of the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which indicates builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes, noting that the index hit a significant milestone in June, surging eight points to a reading of 52.

Housing starts and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Single-family homes dominate the residential building stock in the United States. However, according to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, the number of single-family homes is now decreasing. Multi-unit residential, on the other hand, is expected to expand.

Housing starts in the United States rose by 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Census Bureau. This is the fastest pace of new home construction since October 2008.

Single-family housing production increased for a third consecutive month and builders pulled more permits for both single- and multifamily construction in May, according to the latest figures released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The California Solar Initiative (CSI) - Thermal Program is encouraging Californians to take the next step in going green by installing solar water heating.