Industry News What Builders Need to Know About Building Systems For the week ending September 11, 2020, the Mortgage Banker’s Association’s (MBA) Weekly Application Survey…Karen ZitoSeptember 18, 2020
Housing How Many Homes are Concrete-Framed? We know lumber prices are up more than 170% since mid-April as of mid-September. As…Karen ZitoSeptember 18, 2020
Housing Weekly Initial Jobless Claims and Continuing Claims Decrease According to the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report released by the U.S. Department of Labor today, weekly…Karen ZitoSeptember 17, 2020
Industry News NAHB Podcast: Skyrocketing Lumber Prices Must Be Addressed Now On the latest episode of Housing Developments, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard provides an analysis of how…Karen ZitoAugust 31, 2020
Housing Pending Home Sales Up 5.9% in July As record-low mortgage rates continue to fuel housing demand, pending home sales increased for a…Karen ZitoAugust 31, 2020
Industry News Prepare to Celebrate Professional Women in Building Week, Sept. 14-18 Join the NAHB Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council Sept. 14-18 for PWB Week 2020, recognizing and…Karen ZitoAugust 28, 2020
Industry News FHFA and FHA Extend Single-Family Foreclosure and Eviction Moratoriums The Federal Housing Finance Agency has announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will extend their…Karen ZitoAugust 28, 2020
Industry News NAHB State and Legal Issues Fund Now Accepting Applications Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, NAHB has remained committed to providing resources to home builders associations…Karen ZitoAugust 27, 2020
Housing Top Products Used in New Residential Construction In a recent article, NAHB analysis of government data found that new single-family and multifamily construction…Karen ZitoAugust 27, 2020
Industry News FHFA Extends Purchases of Loans in Forbearance The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced today that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the…Karen ZitoAugust 26, 2020