美拟建3D打印社区 增加住房供应 大公报 10/29/2021 【大公报讯】据《华尔街日报》报道：美国建筑公司Icon计划运用3D打印技术，在得州奥斯汀市“打印”100间房屋，打造美国最大的3D打印房屋社区，以缓解供应链受阻及劳工短缺导致的房屋供应不足问题。 Icon将与得州地产开发商Lennar合作，于明年在奥斯汀市中心的一块地皮启动项目。Icon将使用高达15.5呎的机器，以混凝土为材料“打印”房屋内外墙。Icon行政总裁巴拉德称，占地2000平方呎的房屋内外墙，仅需一周就可建成。这种技术亦可打印弯曲的墙壁，便于充分利用建筑空间。此后，Lennar公司将以传统方式完成余下工作。 现时用3D打印技术建墙所需时间及造价均与传统方式相近，但只需3名工人在场，远少于传统所需的6至12人，且产生废料更少。业内人士预计，未来建筑时间及成本均可进一步缩减。Icon早前已在奥斯汀和墨西哥塔巴斯科建造过少量3D打印房屋，在奥斯汀的两房住宅售价53万美元（约413万港元），4房住宅售价约80万美元（约624万港元）。 3D打印技术较为新颖，用于大规模建房仍面临难题，例如政府相关部门可能不会批准。此外，Icon的成品外墙及部分内墙上留有横向缝接痕迹，恐影响观感。 Source ICON Just Unveiled Plans for a Massive Neighborhood of 3D-Printed Homes in Austin, Texas 3D-home printer …
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美九月成屋销量下滑 房贷利率攀升影响购房热情 来源：美国中文网 10/28/2021 房贷利率持续攀升。根据房地美周四公布的数据，30年期住房抵押贷款固定利率平均值攀升至3.14%，是今年4月1日以来的最高值。上周这一利率水平为3.09%. 利率攀升也让9月全美成屋销量和8月相比意外下滑了2.3%. 30年期住房抵押贷款利率的变化追随10年期美债收益率近期的攀升。美债收益率此前有所下滑，但在上周，10年期美债收益率创七个月来的新高。市场预期联储即将缩减债券资产回购，而在未来经济指标达成联储目标后还有可能加息，这些都提高了市场对高借贷成本的预计。 房贷利率攀升可能会增加潜在购房者的压力。按照最新的30年期住房抵押贷款固定利率平均值来计算，如果贷款30万，月供将为1288元。而在今年1月利率只有2.65%时，月供只要1209元。 利率对购房者的影响反映在成屋销售中。根据全国房地产经纪人协会（NAR）的数据，9月份的成屋销售签约量（Pending home sales）与8月份相比下降了2.3%. 成屋销售签约量是指已签署的房屋购买合同，这是一到两个月内可完成房屋过户的前瞻性指标。 分析师们原本预测该数额每月会有小幅增长。 除了房贷利率攀升，房价也是购房者面临的挑战，数据显示平均房价与去年同期相比涨幅已接近20%. 然而，8月份有迹象表明市场正在降温，竞价战减少，待售房屋的供应量增多。 NAR的首席经济学家Lawrence Yun说：”9月份的合同签约稍有放缓，并显示出房价趋于平缓的迹象。” Yun提到有一点值得注意：按照惯例来说与夏季相比，到年底前的房屋库存会变少。 从地区来看，东北部地区的成屋销售签约量环比下降3.2%，同比下降18.5%. 在中西部地区，9月的签约量环比下降了3.5%，同比下降5.8%. 南部和西部地区的环比下降略为平缓，南部为1.8%，西部为1.4%. 与去年同期相比则跌幅略大，分别为5.8%和7.2%. Source Pending home …
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