Housing Which Local Markets Track National Trends the Most: Correlations of Metro Single-Family Permits to U.S. Data New NAHB analysis of single-family permits shows which Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) have been trending…NAHBFebruary 9, 2024
Housing Housing Affordability Remains Near Historic Low Level Mortgage rates that hit more than a 20-year high, coupled with elevated construction costs and…NAHBFebruary 8, 2024
Housing New CBO Population Estimates: Additional 8.9 Million People in 2053 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new 30-year population growth projections that include substantial upward…NAHBFebruary 8, 2024
Housing Higher Rates and Lack of Supply Continue to Hamper Mortgage Market Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending February 2nd, total mortgage…NAHBFebruary 7, 2024
Housing Gains for Student Housing Construction According to the data released by Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), private fixed investment in…NAHBFebruary 5, 2024
Housing Job Growth Surges in January The U.S. economy entered the new year with a strong gain in payroll employment and…NAHBFebruary 2, 2024
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