Housing Flat Conditions for Custom Home Building NAHB’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey indicates…NAHBAugust 18, 2022
Housing Townhouse Construction Slows According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose…NAHBAugust 17, 2022
Housing Builder Confidence Falls for Eighth Consecutive Month Builder confidence fell for the eighth straight month in August as elevated interest rates, ongoing…NAHBAugust 15, 2022
Housing Building Materials Prices Increase in July as Concrete Surges The prices of building materials rose 0.4% in July (not seasonally adjusted) even as softwood…NAHBAugust 15, 2022
Housing Decline in Single-Family Permits in June 2022 Over the first six months of 2022, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date…NAHBAugust 12, 2022
Housing Credit for Builders Less Available, Costs More During the second quarter of 2022, credit became both tighter and more costly on loans…NAHBAugust 11, 2022
Housing Housing Affordability Falls to Lowest Level Since Great Recession Rising mortgage rates, high inflation, low existing inventory and elevated home prices contributed to housing…NAHBAugust 11, 2022
Housing Refinancing Activity Down 82% Compared to August 2021 Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending August 5th, total mortgage…NAHBAugust 10, 2022
Housing Has Inflation Peaked? Consumer prices eased slightly from a 40-year high in July as declines in energy prices…NAHBAugust 10, 2022
Housing June Job Openings and Monetary Policy Considerations The construction labor market is cooling off as economic activity slows in response to tighter…NAHBAugust 8, 2022