John Burns
Housing Industry Navigates Uncertain Waters as Market Dynamics Shift
Spring sales slump extends into summer as builders brace for prolonged downturn The housing industry faces a challenging landscape as spring’s sales slump...
John Burns REC: Only a Few Bubble Signs Brewing
By John Burns, CEO Once again, we have completed our annual housing bubble check-in. Assessing the criteria that 73 industry executives identified in...
John Burns: Competition Mounting as Community Counts Up 6%
By John Burns, CEO Strong housing markets attract competition. Home builder competition in the 33 largest markets in the country has increased 6%...
John Burns: Starter Home Solutions in Expensive Markets
By Adam Artunian, Senior Manager High land prices in good locations generally force builders to build expensive homes. However, a number of builders...
John Burns: Homeownership No Longer Has Tax Savings
by John Burns We believe we have found one of the primary reasons why entry-level home buying has not recovered—and why homeownership has...
John Burns: Annual Housing Bubble Check-In
by John Burns In 2013, fresh off the biggest housing downturn in their lifetimes, 73 housing industry executives compiled the Top 10 Signs...
John Burns: 88% Difference in Price Appreciation Explained by Supply and Demand
by Erik Franks Consider these trends: Frothy markets: In 9 markets, home prices have risen faster than can be explained by falling mortgage...
John Burns: Airbnb Ready to Invade the Apartment Space
By Dean Wehrli and Aaron Stubblefield In only its 8th year, Airbnb is on pace to book 80 million nights this year, double...
John Burns: Building Products Companies Sitting Pretty
By John Burns Two questions: Which is a bigger industry: new construction or remodeling? How many $500 billion+ industries can say that they are...
John Burns: Immigration Changes Mean Surge in Construction Costs
By John Burns Home builders tend to assume construction costs will not rise because even if they do go up, home price increases...
John Burns: Intrinsic Home Values: Is Your Market Over – or Underpriced?
by John Burns Is your market over – or underpriced? Here is a map of our over/underpriced conclusions today. We explain our methodology and the...
John Burns: Owning Costs More than Renting
By Erik Franks In most areas of the country, homeownership costs more than renting. Many economists with calculators claim the opposite, but the...
