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The U.S. Census Bureau has released pieces of its 2020 report, Characteristics of New Housing. This is a massive annual compilation of data on what builders are building and, hopefully, what buyers have been or will be buying. The browsable microdata will not be released for a while - typically it comes out in August - but here are some of what the Bureau considers highlights of the new report. There were 912,000 single-family homes completed in 2020 with a median size of 2,261 square feet. All but 42,000 had air conditioning. Ninety thousand of those homes contained two bedroom or fewer while 29,000 had a maximum of 1.5 bathrooms. Homes with four bedrooms or more totaled 401,000 and 309,000 had at least three bathrooms. Wood frame construction still predominates ; 831,000 were built in the
Rob Chrisman
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A while back I made an appointment at a new doctor and under, “What do you wish to be called?” I wrote, “The Chosen One.” Wednesday, I heard the receptionist say, “Please let the doctor know that The Chosen One is here.&... (read more)
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The U.S. Census Bureau has released pieces of its 2020 report, Characteristics of New Housing. This is a massive annual compilation of data on what builders are building and, hopefully, what buyers have been or will be buying. The browsable microdata... (read more)
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Housing News
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While many workers plan, at least according to recent surveys, to continue spending at least part of each week working from home, a shorter commute still seems to be holding increasing appeal. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB ) says it... (read more)
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