# Brick houses are disappearing from America’s new construction: ‘Nobody got paid for how long a house would last’

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Fortune, Nov 11, 2026, 5:38 AM · Read it: <https://fortune.com/2026/11/11/brick-house-disappearing-record-home-prices-veneer/>

Brick or brick veneer now covers just 16.8% of new homes. Real structural brick walls are rarer still, as builders trade permanence for speed.

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- Nov 11, 2026, 5:38 AM: [Brick houses are disappearing from America’s new construction: ‘Nobody got paid for how long a house would last’](<https://fortune.com/2026/11/11/brick-house-disappearing-record-home-prices-veneer/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States)
  Brick or brick veneer now covers just 16.8% of new homes. Real structural brick walls are rarer still, as builders trade permanence for speed.