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- NAHB Scored Major Victories for Members in 2025In a year when affordability – most notably housing affordability – was the top issue for most Americans, NAHB laid the groundwork to make housing a top priority at all levels of government.
- Your Ultimate Guide to the 2026 International Builders’ ShowThe NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) is where tens of thousands of residential construction pros from around the world come to see what’s new and what’s next in home building.
- NAHB's Most Engaging Shop Talk Sessions of 2025The most popular discussions featured topics such as the next generation of women in construction, social media strategies to elevate your business and the art of networking.
- NAHB Mourns the Passing of Past Chairman John “Joe” RobsonJohn “Joe” Robson, 2009 NAHB chairman, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 27. As founder and president of The Robson Companies, Inc., Robson was a leader in the Tulsa, Okla., area home building and development industries for decades.
- Last Chance to Complete the 2025 Census SurveyMembers will receive a final reminder this week from NAHB to complete our 2025 Builder and Associate Member Census. We encourage you to fill this survey out by Dec. 31, 2025, to help us better understand the composition and characteristics of the members who belong to our Federation.
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- Top Posts – U.S. Population Grows at Highest Rate Since 2001According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimates, the U.S. resident population grew by 3,304,757 to a total population of 340,110,988. The population grew at a rate of 0.98%, the highest rate since 0.99% in 2001. This also marked the third straight increase in the growth rate of the U.S. population. The vintage population estimates […]
- Top Posts – Residential Remodelers Outnumber Single-family Builders in the U.S.The number of residential remodelers in the U.S. has reached a record high of 128,187 establishments, 65% higher than the number of residential builders (single-family and multifamily), which stands at 77,455. These official government counts were released by the U.S. Census Bureau as part of its 2022 Economic Census, which tallies American businesses every five […]
- Top Posts – States with Highest and Fastest Rising Construction Wages, 2025Wage growth in construction continued to decelerate in April on a national basis, but the differences across regional markets remain stark. Nationally, average hourly earnings (AHE) in construction increased 3.6% year-over-year and crossed the $39.3 mark when averaged across all payroll employees (non-seasonally adjusted, NSA). Meanwhile, average earnings in construction in Alaska and Massachusetts exceeded […]
- Top Posts – Cost of Constructing a Home in 2024Construction costs account for 64.4% of the average price of a home, according to NAHB’s most recent Cost of Construction Survey. In 2022, the share was 3.6 points lower, at 60.8%. The latest finding marks a record high for construction costs since the inception of the series in 1998 and the fifth instance where construction […]
- Top Posts – Who’s Still Working from Home in 2025? A Look at America’s Telework TrendsRemote work may no longer dominate the U.S. labor force as it did during the height of the pandemic in 2020, but it still represents a substantial share of employment today. According to the latest data from the Current Population Survey (CPS), approximately 34.3 million employed people teleworked or worked at home for pay in […]
