HBA of the Lowcountry × Carolina One New Homes

New-Home Market Dashboard

Concept preview · sample data

A quarterly pulse on new-home demand, pricing, supply, and production across Charleston, Berkeley & Dorchester counties — built for HBA members, builders, and the officials who set housing policy.

Snapshot: Q2 2026

Quarter & geography update this preview live · product/price filtering activates with live data feeds

Market Snapshot

The eight-metric read for the quarter

Current quarter, change from last quarter, and the year-over-year trend — the fast read for a builder, a board meeting, or a public official.

Demand & Market Activity

Is buyer demand rising, slowing, or shifting?

Closings, new construction's share of the total market, and forward-looking pending activity.

New Home Closings

Closed new-construction sales, trailing 8 quarters

New vs. Resale Share

Share of total closings, current quarter

Strongest Market Areas

Pending sales pace by community, current quarter

Pending Sales / Absorption Pace

Forward-looking demand indicator, trailing 8 quarters

Closings by County

Current quarter, share of Lowcountry total

Pricing & Supply

Where is pricing moving, and is supply keeping pace?

Price movement, where demand concentrates by price point, available inventory, and market balance.

Avg. vs. Median New Home Price

Trailing 8 quarters

Closings by Price Band

Share of new-home closings, last 4 quarters

Active New Home Inventory

Standing vs. under construction, trailing 8 quarters

Months of Supply

Inventory ÷ trailing absorption pace

Future Production

Is permitting keeping pace with regional growth?

Residential building permits by county — the leading signal for housing production 6–18 months out.

Residential Building Permits by County

Trailing 8 quarters, single-family & multifamily combined

Rolling 12-Month Permits

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At roughly 40 new residents arriving in the Lowcountry each day, this is the number that shows whether production is on pace to house them.

Market Insights

What changed, and why it matters

Three to five plain-language takeaways published alongside the numbers each quarter.

About this dashboard

Built in partnership between the HBA of the Lowcountry and Carolina One New Homes Land Services Group to give members, builders, and elected officials one consistent, quarterly read on the health of the new-home market across Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties.

Planned data sources

MLS / REIS / Zonda closed & pending sales
U.S. Census Building Permits Survey
County & municipal permit offices

Refresh cadence

Collected weeks 1–2 after quarter-end
QA & interpretation in week 3
Published to members in week 4