Housing Single-Family Permits End 2024 with Strong Momentum Over 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 981,834. On…NAHBFebruary 17, 2025
Housing Credit for Builders Tightens, Cost Results Mixed Borrowers and lenders agreed that credit for residential Land Acquisition, Development & Construction (AD&C) tightened…NAHBFebruary 14, 2025
Housing Residential Construction Input Prices Increase to Start the Year Prices for inputs to new residential construction—excluding capital investment, labor, and imports—were up 1.2% in…NAHBFebruary 13, 2025
Housing Multifamily Developer Confidence Reflected Mixed Results in the Fourth Quarter Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing reflected mixed results year-over-year in the fourth…NAHBFebruary 13, 2025
Housing Inflation Accelerated in January Inflation edged up to a six-month high in January and showed little progress from a…NAHBFebruary 12, 2025
Housing Weaker Demand for Residential Mortgages Persists Lending standards for residential mortgages were essentially unchanged across most categories, while overall demand for…NAHBFebruary 12, 2025
Housing Job Growth Slows in January U.S. job growth slowed in January amid Southern California wildfires and severe winter weather across…NAHBFebruary 7, 2025
Housing Builders’ Top Challenges for 2025 The most significant challenge builders faced in 2024 was high interest rates, as reported by 91%…NAHBFebruary 6, 2025
Housing Mortgage Applications Increase Marginally in January The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume from the Mortgage Bankers…NAHBFebruary 5, 2025
Housing Homeownership Rate for Younger Households Declines The homeownership rate for those under the age of 35 dropped to 36.3% in the…NAHBFebruary 5, 2025