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- New NAHB Resource for State and Local Housing AdvocatesThe State Affairs is a new quarterly newsletter to keep members of the Federation informed of key state and local housing issues.
- Housing Starts Fall on Interest Rate, Financing ConcernsOverall housing starts decreased 14.7% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Within this overall number, single-family starts decreased 12.4% to a 1.02 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The multifamily sector decreased […]
- NAHB’s Latest Advocacy Wins, and What’s NextNAHB advocates for its members year-round on various issues affecting residential construction. Now, members can watch short-form videos directly from NAHB&rsquo's staff experts about housing industry-related legislative and regulatory matters.
- Register Now for the NAHB Virtual Townhall MeetingsNAHB's Senior Officers will host a series of Virtual Townhall Meetings on Thursday, May 9, for members and HBA leadership to discuss emerging issues in their local communities.
- Builder Sentiment Unchanged in AprilBuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 51 in April, unchanged from March, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This breaks a four-month period of gains for the index, which nonetheless remains above the key breakeven point of 50.
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- Housing Starts Fall on Interest Rate, Financing ConcernsHousing starts fell in March with interest rates somewhat higher than expected last month as the latest inflation readings failed to show improvement. Builders are also still facing higher supply-side costs and tighter lending conditions. Overall housing starts decreased 14.7% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million units, according to a...
- Green Building: Top PracticesAn earlier post based on the report The Building Sustainably: Green & Resilient Single- Family Homes 2024 SmartMarket Brief focused on the prevalence of green home building. This post will examine commonly used practices in green building. This is the second part of a four-part series that will be published about the report.  Top Green...
- Builder Sentiment Unchanged in AprilBuilder sentiment was flat in April as mortgage rates remained close to 7% over the past month and the latest inflation data failed to show improvement during the first quarter of 2024. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 51 in April, unchanged from March, according to the National Association of...
- Single-Family Permits Performing Well in February 2024Over the first two months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 155,236. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is an increase of 38.4% over the February 2023 level of 112,131. Year-to-date ending in February, single-family permits were up in all four regions. The range of permit increase spanned...
- Building Material Prices Continue to Rise in MarchInputs to residential construction, goods less food and energy, increased for the fifth straight month, according to the most recent Producer Price Index (PPI) report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index for inputs to residential construction, goods less food and energy, represents building materials used in residential construction. The non-seasonally adjusted...
