Housing Fed Holds Rates Constant; Sees One Cut for 2024 The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee held constant the federal funds rate at a top…NAHBJune 12, 2024
Housing Inflation Moderates Despite Persistent Housing Cost Growth Both overall and core inflation continued to ease in May as decline in gasoline price…NAHBJune 12, 2024
Housing Slower Gains for Consumer Credit Total outstanding US debt stood at $5.05 trillion for the first quarter of 2024, increasing…NAHBJune 11, 2024
Housing Texas, California, and Florida Lead in Hiring Female Construction Workers In 2022, around 1.29 million women worked in construction in the United States, accounting for…NAHBJune 10, 2024
Housing Mixed Employment Data in May Despite high interest rates, job growth accelerated in May, but the unemployment rate increased to…NAHBJune 7, 2024
Housing Mortgage Rates Remained Elevated in May According to Freddie Mac, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased by 7 basis points (bps)…NAHBJune 7, 2024
Housing House Price Appreciation by State and Metro Area: The First Quarter of 2024 Despite higher mortgage rates, limited resale inventory and strong growth in demand continued to put…NAHBJune 6, 2024
Housing Mortgage Activity Remains Low in May The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume by Mortgage Bankers Association’s…NAHBJune 5, 2024
Housing Revised JOLTS Data Show Slowing Job Openings Due to tightened monetary policy, the count of open jobs for the economy and construction…NAHBJune 4, 2024
Housing Private Residential Construction Spending Edges Up in April Private residential construction spending rose 0.1% in April, following a 0.4% decline in March. The…NAHBJune 3, 2024