New-home inventory rose to 444,000 homes in May from 437,000 homes in April, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reported.  

New-home completions rose during the month, however, with the increased inventory representing a rare bright spot in an otherwise gloomy government report. 

A Boston Planning & Development Agency-owned piece of land in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood will soon be home to 100 units of affordable housing and a new Boston Public Library branch.

The rate of new single-family home sales fell 16.6% from March’s revised number, while the median sales price jumped to $450,600 from March’s revised median house price of $435,000. 

Boston-area real estate’s latest downtown Lynn development is preleasing ahead of summer opening.

A new proposal could bring more than 150 apartments and a restaurant to Mattapan’s Blue Hill Avenue.

Low inventory and rising interest rates have reduced prospective homebuyer purchasing power. 

Thirty-two of those units will be designated income-restricted.

A new multifamily development under construction in Wilmington hit a milestone as it topped off its vertical structure.

The Procopio Companies announced the project’s milestone for its new downtown area development.

Affordability and supply-chain issues continued to weigh on the sales of new single-family residences.

“More groundbreaking is welcome news for a supply-starved housing market.” — First American deputy chief economist Odeta Kushi 

“Builders are entering 2022 with backlogs that they are having a hard time completing due to material and labor shortages, and new-home prices are sitting near a historic high.” — First American Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi

“Production disruptions are so severe that many builders are waiting months to receive cabinets, garage doors, countertops and appliances.” — NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter 

Single-family housing starts fell 5.6% from December’s revised estimate to 1,116,000, while multifamily starts slid 2.1% to 510,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said.

Builders started to make headway against supply-chain issues that have hampered construction of homes in the face of high demand.