Data
New Construction

New Housing Characteristics

These reports show market demand data for residential new home building products, average per-home purchase data, market size, and a five-year forecast for the new residential construction industry. The New Housing Characteristics report contains a summary of new home attributes broken down by Starter, Move-up, and Luxury homes in each State, Metro Area, and County. Market data are also reported separately for Single-Family Detached homes and Multifamily. Product categories reported include:

ALL SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOMES

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land
  • Avg Lot Size in SF
  • Avg SF of Finished Basement
  • Percent Homes w/Finished Basement

STARTER HOMES

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land
  • Avg Lot Size in SF
  • Avg SF of Finished Basement
  • Percent Homes w/Finished Basement

MOVE-UP HOMES

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land
  • Avg Lot Size in SF
  • Avg SF of Finished Basement
  • Percent Homes w/Finished Basement

LUXURY HOMES

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land
  • Avg Lot Size in SF
  • Avg SF of Finished Basement
  • Percent Homes w/Finished Basement

AGGREGATION BY TYPE
(By Units)

  • Starter
  • Move-up
  • Luxury

ALL HOMES

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of new homes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One
  • Two
  • Three

GARAGES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One car garages
  • Two car garages
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Home)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

AVERAGE UNITS PER BUILDER

  • All Single-Family Detached Homes

STARTER HOMES

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of new homes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One
  • Two
  • Three

GARAGES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One car garages
  • Two car garages
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Home)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

MOVE-UP HOMES

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of new homes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One
  • Two
  • Three

GARAGES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One car garages
  • Two car garages
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Home)

  • Per Home
  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

LUXURY HOMES

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of new homes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One
  • Two
  • Three

GARAGES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One car garages
  • Two car garages
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Home)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

ALL HOMES

DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE OF BUILDER
(Percentage of Builders in Sample)

  • 1 to 10 homes
  • 11 to 25 homes
  • 26 to 100 homes
  • Over 100 homes

DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE OF BUILDER
(Percentage of Homes in Sample)

  • 1 to 10 homes
  • 11 to 25 homes
  • 26 to 100 homes
  • Over 100 homes
  

ALL MULTIFAMILY HOMES

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land

TOWNHOUSES (SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED)

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land
  • Avg Lot Size in SF
  • Avg SF of Finished Basement
  • Percent Homes w/Finished Basement

APARTMENTS

  • Builders in Sample
  • Units in Sample
  • Avg SF of Finished Floor
  • Avg Sales Price Including Land

AGGREGATION BY TYPE
(By Units)

  • Townhouses
  • Apartments

DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE OF BUILDER
(Percentage of Builders in Sample)

  • 1 to 10 homes
  • 11 to 25 homes
  • 26 to 100 homes
  • Over 100 homes

DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE OF BUILDER
(Percentage of Homes in Sample)

  • 1 to 10 homes
  • 11 to 25 homes
  • 26 to 100 homes
  • Over 100 homes

ALL MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of new homes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One or 1 1/2
  • Two or 2 1/2
  • Three or 3 -1/2
  • Four or more stories

GARAGES
(Percent of new homes)

  • One car garage
  • Two car garage
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage or carport

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Home)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

AVERAGE UNITS PER BUILDER

  • All Multifamily Homes

TOWNHOUSES

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of Townhomes)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of Townhomes)

  • One or 1 1/2
  • Two or 2 1/2
  • Three or 3 -1/2
  • Four or more stories

GARAGES
(Percent of Townhomes)

  • One car garage
  • Two car garage
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage or carport

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Percent of Townhomes)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets

APARTMENTS

TYPE OF FOUNDATION
(Percent of New Apartments)

  • Full basement
  • Partial basement & crawl space
  • Partial basement & slab
  • Crawl space, continuous wall
  • Slab
  • Piers

NUMBER OF STORIES
(Percent of New Apartments)

  • One or 1 1/2
  • Two or 2 1/2
  • Three or 3 -1/2
  • Four or more stories

GARAGES
(Percent of New Apartments)

  • One car garage
  • Two car garage
  • Three or more car garages
  • One car carport
  • Two car carport
  • No garage or carport

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS
(Per Apartment)

  • Bedrooms
  • Full or 3/4 Bathrooms
  • Half Bathrooms
  • Total Rooms
  • Closets