The Headlines September 8, 2017

Ten Home Building industry stories we have read recently:

• US home prices surge in June, led by Seattle.  AP.
• A temporary Band-Aid on labor shortages.  NAHBNow.
• Ditching Digital Distractions.  REALTORMag.
• HUD report shows housing affordability crisis is worsening.  NAHBNow.
• The housing collapse hit minorities hardest — and the impact is still being felt across America.  Business Insider.
• Almost 80,000 starts last year were tear-downs (23,800 in the South).  NAHBNow.
• Diverse millennial population could change housing as we know it.  Housingwire.
• Four major U.S. cities ring housing bubble alarm.  CNBC.
• High prices and student loans put housing out of reach, readers say.  Los Angles Times.
• Builders report labor shortages on the rise.  NAHBNow.
  

September 8, 2017.