Housing Housing’s Share of the Economy Remains Level with Positive Signs from Residential Investment Housing’s share of the economy remained unchanged at 16.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024,…NAHBJanuary 30, 2025
Housing A Pause for the Fed In a widely anticipated announcement, the Federal Reserve paused on rate cuts at the conclusion…NAHBJanuary 29, 2025
Housing Limited Existing Inventory Provides a Boost for New Home Sales A limited amount of existing inventory along with solid demand helped new home sales end…NAHBJanuary 27, 2025
Housing Existing Home Sales at Nearly 30-Year Low Despite December Gains Despite higher mortgage rates and elevated home prices, existing home sales jumped to a 10-month…NAHBJanuary 24, 2025
Housing Cost of Constructing a Home in 2024 Construction costs account for 64.4% of the average price of a home, according to NAHB’s…NAHBJanuary 23, 2025
Housing U.S. Metro Areas in 2023: Real GDP, Construction, and Real Estate Insights Real GDP of metropolitan areas rose 2.7% in 2023, with the “real estate, rental and…NAHBJanuary 22, 2025
Housing Demographic Analysis of Labor Force Participation Rate A key indicator of the labor market is the labor force participation rate. This rate…NAHBJanuary 21, 2025
Housing Moving Out of Parental Homes is On Hold The worst on record rental affordability conditions, depleted “excess” savings of the pandemic era, and…NAHBJanuary 20, 2025
Housing Housing Starts End 2024 on an Up Note Fueled by solid demand, single-family construction moved higher in December despite several headwinds facing the…NAHBJanuary 17, 2025
Housing Remodeling Market Sentiment Improves in Fourth Quarter of 2024 The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 68 for the fourth…NAHBJanuary 16, 2025