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美国新建住房数量快速飙升,但房价还不会显著下降

美国新建住房数量快速飙升,但房价还不会显著下降

Will Daniel 2022-04-29
尽管今年第一季度的新房建设比2021年增长了10%,但这一增长不太可能帮助手头紧张的购房者。

美国人口普查局(U.S. Census Bureau)在4月19日报告说,今年3月的新房开工量继续呈上升趋势,同比增长3.9%,经季节性调整后折合成年率为179万户。

此举意味着,美国房屋建筑商现在建造的待售房屋比过去16年都要多,但购房者可能还不会感到庆幸。住房市场专家说,最新数据并不像看起来那么乐观。

尽管今年第一季度的新房建设比2021年增长了10%,但这一增长不太可能帮助苦苦挣扎的购房者,尤其是那些希望购买单户住宅的购房者。

毕竟,多户住宅的增加在很大程度上推动了新房建设的激增。美国人口普查局的数据显示,与2021年同期相比,3月的五个及五个以上单元的新住房项目量猛增了28.1%,而单户住宅项目量实际上下降了4.4%。

被视为未来住宅建设速度指标的单户建筑许可证在今年3月也下降了4.8%。

美国全国住宅建筑商协会(National Association of Home Builders)的首席经济学家罗伯特·迪茨表示,随着抵押贷款利率上升,买家因为单户住宅产品的定价太高而被拒之门外,建筑商的重点似乎正在从单户住宅转向多户住宅。

迪茨在4月19日的一份声明中说:“我们的建筑商调查显示,由于购房者负担能力条件继续恶化,单户住宅市场的信心水平已经连续四个月下降,这表明单户住宅未来将面临挑战。”

飙升的抵押贷款利率、不断上涨的房价和处于历史低位的库存,让单户住宅购买者近来陷入困境,但建筑商也在苦苦挣扎。随着通货膨胀率飙升,达到四十年来的最高水平,供应链问题持续不断,不断上涨的建筑成本使许多房屋建筑商削减新住房开工量。

来自美国佐治亚州萨凡纳的房屋建筑商和开发商杰里·康特在4月下旬告诉美国全国住宅建筑商协会:“政策制定者必须解决建筑供应链中断问题,从而帮助建筑商降低建筑成本,增加新住房开工量以满足市场需求。”

这对购房者来说不是什么好消息,这是因为住房库存可能仍然低于新冠肺炎疫情爆发前的水平,因此单户住宅购买者的选择还是有限的。

除此之外,今年3月的美国现有房屋销售价格中位数跃升至375300美元。美国全国房地产经纪人协会(National Association of Realtors)在4月20日透露,与一年前相比,美国现有房屋销售价格中位数上涨了15%。与此同时,抵押贷款利率处于十多年来的最高水平,4月中旬,美国30年期固定抵押贷款的平均利率达到5.2%。

抵押贷款技术和数据提供商Black Knight在4月下旬告诉《财富》杂志,由于高利率,美国普通家庭将不得不用其月收入的31%来支付普通住房的抵押贷款。这是自2007年9月以来从未出现过的抵押贷款收入比。

然而,本月有迹象表明,房价开始降温,这可能意味着购房者可以松一口气。Redfin报告称,在截至4月9日的一周内,其网站上挂牌的房屋中有12%出现了降价,这是自2015年以来降价幅度最大的一个月。(财富中文网)

译者:中慧言-王芳

美国人口普查局(U.S. Census Bureau)在4月19日报告说,今年3月的新房开工量继续呈上升趋势,同比增长3.9%,经季节性调整后折合成年率为179万户。

此举意味着,美国房屋建筑商现在建造的待售房屋比过去16年都要多,但购房者可能还不会感到庆幸。住房市场专家说,最新数据并不像看起来那么乐观。

尽管今年第一季度的新房建设比2021年增长了10%,但这一增长不太可能帮助苦苦挣扎的购房者,尤其是那些希望购买单户住宅的购房者。

毕竟,多户住宅的增加在很大程度上推动了新房建设的激增。美国人口普查局的数据显示,与2021年同期相比,3月的五个及五个以上单元的新住房项目量猛增了28.1%,而单户住宅项目量实际上下降了4.4%。

被视为未来住宅建设速度指标的单户建筑许可证在今年3月也下降了4.8%。

美国全国住宅建筑商协会(National Association of Home Builders)的首席经济学家罗伯特·迪茨表示,随着抵押贷款利率上升,买家因为单户住宅产品的定价太高而被拒之门外,建筑商的重点似乎正在从单户住宅转向多户住宅。

迪茨在4月19日的一份声明中说:“我们的建筑商调查显示,由于购房者负担能力条件继续恶化,单户住宅市场的信心水平已经连续四个月下降,这表明单户住宅未来将面临挑战。”

飙升的抵押贷款利率、不断上涨的房价和处于历史低位的库存,让单户住宅购买者近来陷入困境,但建筑商也在苦苦挣扎。随着通货膨胀率飙升,达到四十年来的最高水平,供应链问题持续不断,不断上涨的建筑成本使许多房屋建筑商削减新住房开工量。

来自美国佐治亚州萨凡纳的房屋建筑商和开发商杰里·康特在4月下旬告诉美国全国住宅建筑商协会:“政策制定者必须解决建筑供应链中断问题,从而帮助建筑商降低建筑成本,增加新住房开工量以满足市场需求。”

这对购房者来说不是什么好消息,这是因为住房库存可能仍然低于新冠肺炎疫情爆发前的水平,因此单户住宅购买者的选择还是有限的。

除此之外,今年3月的美国现有房屋销售价格中位数跃升至375300美元。美国全国房地产经纪人协会(National Association of Realtors)在4月20日透露,与一年前相比,美国现有房屋销售价格中位数上涨了15%。与此同时,抵押贷款利率处于十多年来的最高水平,4月中旬,美国30年期固定抵押贷款的平均利率达到5.2%。

抵押贷款技术和数据提供商Black Knight在4月下旬告诉《财富》杂志,由于高利率,美国普通家庭将不得不用其月收入的31%来支付普通住房的抵押贷款。这是自2007年9月以来从未出现过的抵押贷款收入比。

然而,本月有迹象表明,房价开始降温,这可能意味着购房者可以松一口气。Redfin报告称,在截至4月9日的一周内,其网站上挂牌的房屋中有12%出现了降价,这是自2015年以来降价幅度最大的一个月。(财富中文网)

译者:中慧言-王芳

New-home construction continued its upward trend in March, rising 3.9% year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.79 million units, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on April 19.

The move means that U.S. homebuilders are now producing more units for sale than they have in the past 16 years, but homebuyers might not want to celebrate just yet. Housing market experts say the most recent data isn’t as rosy as it may appear.

While new-home construction is up 10% from last year's pace through the first quarter, the rise is unlikely to help struggling homebuyers—especially those looking to buy a single-family home.

After all, the jump in new-home construction was largely fueled by a rise in multifamily units. The number of new construction projects started with five units or more jumped a whopping 28.1% in March compared to last year, while single-family projects actually declined 4.4% over the same period, Census Bureau data shows.

Single-family building permits, which are seen as an indicator of the future pace of residential construction, also saw a 4.8% decline in March.

Builders appear to be shifting from a single-family focus to multifamily production as mortgage rates rise and buyers are priced out of single-family offerings, according to the chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders, Robert Dietz.

“Our builder surveys show that confidence levels in the single-family market have declined for four straight months as affordability conditions continue to worsen,” Dietz said in a statement on April 19. “This is a sign that single-family production will face challenges moving forward.”

Soaring mortgage rates, rising home prices, and historically low inventory have put single-family homebuyers in a tough spot lately, but builders are struggling as well. With inflation touching highs not seen in four decades and supply-chain issues proving to be persistent, rising construction costs have many homebuilders cutting back on production.

“Policymakers must address building supply-chain disruptions to help builders bring down construction costs and increase production to meet market demand,” Jerry Konter, a homebuilder and developer from Savannah, told the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in late April.

That’s not great news for homebuyers, as housing inventory is likely to remain below pre-pandemic levels, leaving single-family options limited.

On top of that, the median price of an existing home sold in the U.S jumped to $375,300 in March. That’s a 15% increase compared to a year ago, the National Association of Realtors revealed on April 20. And at the same time, mortgage rates are at their highest level in over a decade, with the average 30-year fixed rate hitting 5.2% in mid-April.

At those levels, the typical American household would have to spend 31% of their monthly income to make a mortgage payment on the average U.S. home, Black Knight, a mortgage technology and data provider, told Fortune in late April. That’s a mortgage payment-to-income ratio that hasn’t been seen since September 2007.

There are signs this month that home prices are beginning to cool, however, which could mean some relief for homebuyers. Redfin reported that 12% of the homes listed on its site saw price cuts in the week ending April 9, marking the biggest one-month spike in price cuts since 2015.

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