If you like construction, go into the trades. 

The aggregate trade value for the entire $1.24 billion in UPB was 76.47% of UPB at 80.23% BPO.In general this pricing is tracking at the same level as what has traded through the year.  

A scope has hours, you can compute it from there.

When starting out you can trade labor for equity by DIY means. 

The oft-referenced official metrics that come to mind are Housing Starts (which you referenced as "New Builds") and breaking down the market into types of housing - apartments vs first-time buyer SFR vs trade-up SFR vs high-end.

I have a friend who's an architect by trade who is pretty good at and enjoys figuring that sort of stuff out.

Want to trade homes?

The first leg is your trading leg...this leg's only function is to spin as many deals (stocks in his case) as possible.

Put it out there, see the feedback, if your only getting shady characters interested, then there you go.But, with a little bit of word of mouth from here, I bet you will get quite a few legit interested parties, willing to trade time and sweat for knowledge.  

Account Closed,You'll find a key on your computer marked "Caps Lock".