Housing Stucco Remains Most Used Principal Exterior Wall Material Stucco was the most common principal siding material for new single-family homes started in 2023 at…NAHBJuly 22, 2024
Housing Remodeling Market Sentiment Holds Steady in Second Quarter The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the second quarter of 2024 posted a…NAHBJuly 19, 2024
Housing Top Ten Builder Share Declines in 2023 The top ten builders accounted for 42.2% of all new single-family home closings in 2023,…NAHBJuly 18, 2024
Housing Single-Family Starts Weaken in June Elevated interest rates for home mortgages and construction and development loans kept single-family production and…NAHBJuly 17, 2024
Housing High Mortgage Rates Continue to Hold Back Builder Confidence Mortgage rates that averaged 6.92% in June per Freddie Mac, along with elevated rates for…NAHBJuly 16, 2024
Housing Share of Homes Built on Slabs Surges to 72.4% NAHB analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC) shows that 72.4% of new single-family homes…NAHBJuly 15, 2024
Housing June Marks Highest Yearly Increase in Building Material Prices Since February 2023 Inputs to residential construction, goods less food and energy, rose 0.19% in the month of…NAHBJuly 12, 2024
Housing Inflation Eases Further in June Both overall and core inflation continued to slow in June, as a decline in gasoline…NAHBJuly 11, 2024
Housing Lot Values Trend Higher Lot values for single-family detached spec homes continued to rise, with national values reaching a…NAHBJuly 10, 2024
Housing Increase in Mortgage Activity for June The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume by the Mortgage Bankers…NAHBJuly 9, 2024