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- Multifamily Developers: How Are Rising Costs Impacting Your Business?In 2022, NAHB estimated regulation accounts for over 40% of the cost of a new multifamily development — a key data point in lobbying federal, state and local policymakers against policies that drive up the cost of new housing. This widely cited estimate is now outdated, so NAHB is conducting a survey to update it […]
- Trump Issues Executive Order to Lower Housing CostsPresident Trump on Oct. 22 signed an executive order to lower single-family and mortgage costs, and the Treasury Department released new institutional investor rules.
- NAHB Commends President Trump’s Executive Order on HousingNAHB Chairman Bill Owens issued the following statement today regarding President Trump’s housing executive order.
- Senate Introduces Landmark Permitting Reform BillFollowing the midterm elections, the Senate is expected to consider major NAHB-backed permitting reform legislation that would lower development costs, increase housing supply and make homeownership more attainable.
- How to Build Your Fleet for Less with Member-Exclusive Ram SavingsYear-end offers on commercial trucks make this an ideal time for residential construction pros to upgrade the vehicles that keep their businesses moving. And for NAHB members, there’s even more reason to shop thanks to exclusive savings from Ram.
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- A Quarter of Remodelers Started ADUs Over Past Twelve MonthsWhen asked if remodelers started a project involving an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) over the past twelve months, 24% indicated that they were building an addition for use as an ADU and 23% indicated that they were converting an existing space to an ADU, according to NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI). While the percentage shares […]
- Slabs Overtake Basements in the East North Central DivisionNearly three-quarters of new single-family homes started in 2025 were built on slab foundations, according to NAHB analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). The share of homes built on slabs remained unchanged from the previous year at 73%, maintaining the wide gap between the use of slabs and the other types […]
- Share of New Homes with Decks Inches UpwardThe share of new homes with decks inched upward, from an all-time low of 17.4% in 2024 to 17.8% in 2025, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC). Historically, the share of new homes with decks dropped significantly between 2017 (23.8%) and 2021 (17.5%). Since then, the share […]
- State-Level Employment Situation: September 2026State-level employment data for September continued to show a mixed labor market, with job gains and losses split across the county. Although national nonfarm payroll employment increased modestly, year-over-year job growth varied considerably across states. Construction employment continued to expand nationally, but state-level trends remained uneven. Meanwhile, unemployment rates highlighted persistent differences in labor market […]
- Market Share for Modular and Other Non-Site Built Housing in 2025The total market share of non-site-built single-family homes (modular and panelized) was just 3% of single-family homes in 2025, according to NAHB analysis of completion data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). This matched the 3% market share recorded in both 2023 and 2024. The market share of non-site-built homes has been […]
