Here’s on the ground local home builder commentary from across the country per our April survey. A lot of builders are pressing the pause button &/or slowing things down until construction costs moderate & they can catch up with sales. Worries about buyer price ceilings too...

#Chicago home builder commentary: “We sold all of the homes we had in early 2021 & haven’t started anything new, & may not due to the cost of construction. Can’t hold pricing for clients longer than 45 days with rising material pricing.”

#Nashville home builder commentary: “Pray for lower lumber prices.”

#Austin home builder commentary: “What we are seeing now is unsustainable. The hidden investors will eventually run out of money.”

#Tulsa home builder commentary: “We stopped sales at the moment to allow ourselves to catch up with our backlog.”

#OklahomaCity home builder commentary: “We stopped selling custom homes. Only sell homes past roof and sheetrock.”

#WashingtonDC home builder commentary: “We could sell a lot more but don’t want to burn through our lot inventory.”

#Orlando home builder commentary: “Accomplishing the sales number is easy. We’re restricting sales & coming in higher than projected. Getting the starts in the ground & houses built is the very difficult part of the equation.”

#Tampa home builder commentary: “Construction times are longer due to material delays & government delays. Build times are elongating.”

#Melbourne home builder commentary: “Home sales & material prices are out of control. We’re limiting sales to 6-8 per month. Other builders are also limiting sales & some builders are pausing sales indefinitely until they can get a handle on this crazy market.”

#Cleveland home builder commentary: “Demand is strong, but we see sales dipping as sticker shock has started to set in, combined with limited lot supply.”

#Sacramento home builder commentary: “Expecting market will begin to level out as buyers reach their price ceiling.”

#OrangeCounty home builder commentary: “Prices simply do not go up forever. Understand too that only a small portion of this is going to margin, since costs are just plain brutal.” END OF