Housing Latest Interest Rates Signal Significant Declines in Affordability Housing affordability in the first quarter of 2022 looks starkly different depending on the interest…NAHBMay 12, 2022
Housing Mortgage Activity Up in ARMs Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest month’s surveys (the week ending May 6), the…NAHBMay 11, 2022
Housing Solid Job Gains in April Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged…NAHBMay 6, 2022
Housing The Fed Commits to Aggressive Tightening of Monetary Policy Following a 25 basis points increase in March, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee unanimously…NAHBMay 4, 2022
Housing Slight Rise for Construction Job Openings The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job…NAHBMay 3, 2022
Housing Metro Area Populations Exhibit Minimal Growth From 2020 The Census Bureau recently released its 2021 Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) annual population estimates. Between…NAHBMay 3, 2022
Housing March Gains in Private Residential Construction Spending NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending rose…NAHBMay 2, 2022
Housing States with Highest and Fastest Rising Construction Wages As the construction labor market remains tight and skilled labor shortages persist, wages in construction…NAHBMay 2, 2022
Housing March Gains in Personal Income The most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that personal…NAHBApril 29, 2022
Housing Housing Share of GDP Edges Higher at Start of 2022 Housing’s share of the economy edged higher at the start of 2022 due in part…NAHBApril 28, 2022