Single-Family Homes: Tear it Down or Fill It In

The lack of developable land is likely to boost infill development and helps explain its relatively high 25% market share.

By Paul Bergeron | December 13, 2021 at 06:29 AM

One-fourth of new single-family detached homes were built on infill lots or were constructed after teardowns, according to the latest Annual Builder Practices Survey, which the National Association of Home Builders highlighted in a recent post.

Homes built on infill lots constituted 18.6% of new homes, while homes built after tearing down an existing building constituted 6.4% of new homes. Another way of stating it was that one in four new single-family detached homes were built in established neighborhoods in 2020.

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