{"id":82,"date":"2026-10-05T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/?p=82"},"modified":"2026-10-05T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:00:00","slug":"u-s-home-construction-picks-up-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/u-s-home-construction-picks-up-https-www-michelemovesmountains-com\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Home Construction Picks Up | https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/michele-madison\/single-family-home-construction-jumps-unexpectedly-in-august-remotion-videos-6c17\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Home construction across the U.S. saw a bit of a boost in mid-Q3, with single-family housing starts hitting a 918,000 annual pace\u2014up 7.6% from last month and 5.2% from a year ago. It\u2019s a positive note for builders, though the overall momentum remains uneven. When you include multifamily projects, total housing starts actually slipped to a 1.275 million annual rate, showing a 2.6% monthly and 1.2% yearly decline. Permits, which are a good indicator of what\u2019s ahead, held steadier: 1.394 million annualized pace\u2014down 2.7% from the previous month but up 3.5% over last year.<\/p>\n<p>Industry voices are still cautious, noting that higher material and labor costs, affordability strains, and slower sales could keep single-family building activity in check, even after this recent uptick. Builders are adjusting: many are tightening plans, offering incentives, trimming some delivery expectations, and reducing spec-home inventory while focusing on selling homes earlier in the build process.<\/p>\n<p>In our North Georgia mountain communities, these national trends often show up a little differently. The unique character and steady demand for homes\u2014whether for full-time living, investment, or a mountain retreat\u2014mean local expertise is key. Understanding how national shifts impact our local market can help buyers and sellers make confident, well-timed decisions here in Blue Ridge and beyond.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home construction across the U.S. saw a bit of a boost in mid-Q3, with single-family housing starts hitting a 918,000 annual pace\u2014up 7.6% from last month and 5.2% from a year ago. It\u2019s a positive note for builders, though the overall momentum remains uneven. When you include multifamily projects, total housing starts actually slipped to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266,"featured_media":83,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/266"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.michelemovesmountains.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}