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Patios Continue to Crowd Out Decks on New Homes

Paul EmrathOctober 8, 2024October 15, 2024

While the share of new homes with patios continues to climb, the share with decks has hovered at a historic low of under 18%, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC). Every year from the re-design of the…

Share of New Homes with Patios Continues to Climb

Paul EmrathAugust 26, 2024August 26, 2024

The share of new homes with patios increased to yet another record high in 2023. Of the roughly 950,000 single-family homes started during the year, 63.7% came with patios. This is up from 63.3% in 2022 and marks the eighth consecutive year the percentage set…