Housing Private Residential Construction Spending Grows for Third Straight Month NAHB analysis of Census data shows that private residential construction spending rose 1.4% in December,…NAHBFebruary 1, 2024
Housing Fed Decision: Shifting Expectations toward Future Rate Cuts The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee held the federal funds rate constant at a top…NAHBJanuary 31, 2024
Housing Homeownership Rate Dips to 65.7% Amid Housing Affordability Woes The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate declined to 65.7%…NAHBJanuary 30, 2024
Housing Little Change for Number of Open Construction Jobs Due to tightened monetary policy, the count of total job openings for the entire economy…NAHBJanuary 30, 2024
Housing All-Cash Share of New Home Sales Remains Elevated in 2023 NAHB analysis of the most recent Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing report reveals that the all-cash…NAHBJanuary 26, 2024
Housing Housing Share of GDP Inched up In the Fourth Quarter of 2023 Housing’s share of the economy rose to 16.0% at the end of the fourth quarter…NAHBJanuary 25, 2024
Housing U.S. Economy Ends 2023 With Surprisingly Strong Growth The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong pace in the fourth quarter, mainly fueled…NAHBJanuary 25, 2024
Housing New Home Sales Bounce Back in December on Lower Mortgage Rates Falling interest rates in the closing weeks of 2023 helped to bring buyers off the…NAHBJanuary 25, 2024
Housing Builders’ Top Challenges for 2024 According to the January 2024 survey for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, high interest…NAHBJanuary 24, 2024
Housing U.S. Population Growth Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimates, the U.S. resident population grew by 1,643,484…NAHBJanuary 22, 2024