Housing Statistics

Housing Reports

Fox Valley area housing starts -- monthly report

Fox Valley area housing starts -- annual history

Housing Tax Incentives Report -- this study from NAHB's Economics & Housing Policy Group explores the problems with government methods of measuring the size of housing tax expenditures and re-examines the income distribution of the mortgage interest and real estate tax deductions.

The Impact of Residential Construction on the Economy of WI -- 2009 report commissed by the Wisconsin Builders Association (WBA) and conducted by the National Association of Home Builders

The Metro Area Impact of Housing in the Appleton, WI MSA -- this 2007 report is the culmination of a study commissed by VHBA and conducted by the National Association of Home Builders

Comparing Costs to Revenue for Local Governments -- this 2007 report is the second phase of the report above, culminating from the same study commissed by VHBA and conducted by the National Association of Home Builders

Housing & Development Outlook -- this PowerPoint presentation (offered here in PDF format), looking at what got the Fox Valley to where it is today, was presented as part of VHBA's Economic Impact of Housing in the Fox Valley Educational Luncheon on May 9, 2007

Trends for Tomorrow that can Start Today -- this PowerPoint presentation (offered here in PDF format), looking at how quality, attainable supply can meet housing demands in the Fox Valley, was presented as part of VHBA's Economic Impact of Housing in the Fox Valley Educational Luncheon on May 9, 2007

Helpful links to housing and economic data

Freddie Mac -- economic and housing research weekly commentary

U.S. Census Bureau Construction Price Index

Home Price Index -- this index measures average home appreciation in more than 250 metropolitan markets. Updated quarterly.

Characteristics of New Housing -- hghlights the latest data on new-home characteristics released by the U.S. Census Department. 

Random Lengths -- weekly reports of framing lumber and structural panel composite prices; other information for and about the wood products industry.

Wisconsin Economic Outlook -- quarterly economic outlook released by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The Division of Research and Policy, Wisconsin Department of Revenue prepare the Wisconsin forecast. The national forecast is prepared by Global Insight.

Realty Trac -- home foreclosure information by state (link leads directly to WI information)