Real Estate

In Phoenix, million-dollar homes can’t sell fast enough

America’s fifth-most populous city, Phoenix also is one of the fastest-growing. Between 2010 and 2019, it saw the highest numeric increase in population of any city, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Nearly 1.7 million people were living there in 2019.

Homebuilder confidence high despite growing concerns over price, availability of materials

According to the National Association of Homebuilder's (NAHB)/Wells Fargo housing market index, the reading for homebuilder confidence for newly built single-family homes for the month of May was 83, holding steady month-over-month. However, the NAHB notes that aggregate residential construction material costs are up 12% year-over-year and are expected to move even higher.