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The population of the United States experiences growth in all regions.

Recent Growth Trends in U.S. Cities Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau says cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024 with Southern & Western cities experiencing accelerated growth. Across the country, cities with populations fewer than 5k grew by 0.3% on average, compared with average growth rates of 1% for […]

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House Sharing Households Sees Record High - Real Estate Investing Today

Record High Number of House Sharing Households Reported

The Rise of House-Sharing: A Growing Trend Among All Age Groups According to recent research from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing, a record-high 6.8 million households shared their housing with unrelated housemates, roommates or boarders in 2023. Interestingly, they point out that the number of households sharing housing with nonrelatives had been rising steadily since

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Housing construction activity surged in February, with housing starts increasing by 11%.

U.S. Housing Starts and Permits Report for February 2025 The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in February, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,501,000, which is 11.2% higher than January’s revised number and is 2.9% lower than one year ago. February’s rate for units in buildings with five units

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FHFA reports that home prices have increased by 4.5% compared to last year.

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices were up 4.5% from December 2023 to December 2024, after rising 0.4% in December. The FHFA HPI is the nation’s only collection of public, freely available house price indexes that measure changes in single-family home values based on data from

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The states with the fastest growing populations Top 15 states experiencing rapid population growth Fastest growing states in terms of population increase

Top 15 Fastest Growing States We’ve seen a lot of recent posts about where people are moving to & from. Today’s graphic from Realtor.com shows us the top 15 states with the fastest growing populations. They say last year the U.S. saw its population surge at its highest rate since 2001, overwhelmingly driven by an

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