Housing Weakening Builder Confidence Points to Economic Troubles Ahead Rising inflation and higher mortgage rates are slowing traffic of prospective home buyers and putting…NAHBJune 15, 2022
Housing Rapidly Rising Building Materials and Freight Prices Push Construction Costs Higher The prices of goods used in residential construction climbed 1.8% in May (not seasonally adjusted)…NAHBJune 14, 2022
Housing What Do Home Buyers Buy after Moving NAHB analysis of Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows…NAHBJune 13, 2022
Housing Inflation Hits a Fresh 40-Year High in May Consumer prices accelerated again in May as shelter, energy and food prices continued to surge…NAHBJune 10, 2022
Housing How a Home Purchase Boosts Consumer Spending Using the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), NAHB…NAHBJune 6, 2022
Housing U.S. Added 390,000 jobs in May In May, total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 390,000 and the unemployment rate was unchanged…NAHBJune 3, 2022
Housing Apartment Absorption Increased while Completions Fell Data from the Survey of Market Absorption of Apartments (SOMA), produced by the Census Bureau,…NAHBJune 2, 2022
Housing April Gains for Private Residential Spending NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending rose…NAHBJune 1, 2022
Housing Construction Job Openings Jump The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job…NAHBJune 1, 2022
Housing Home Prices Surged in March National home prices grew at an unsustainable pace in March, reaching an all-time high. This…NAHBMay 31, 2022