Housing Price Growth of Key Building Materials Moderates Further According to the latest Producer Price Index report, the price level of inputs to residential construction…NAHBAugust 11, 2023
Housing Rising Mortgage Rates and Home Prices Put a Damper on Housing Affordability Rising home prices and interest rates coupled with elevated construction costs, low existing inventory and…NAHBAugust 10, 2023
Housing Housing Costs Persist as Key Driver of Inflation Consumer prices showed a slight uptick in July, with core inflation remained sticky, ending a…NAHBAugust 10, 2023
Housing Mortgage Activity Decreases for Third Straight Week Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending August 4th, total mortgage…NAHBAugust 9, 2023
Housing Consumer Debt Growth Slows as Inflation Cools and Lending Standards Tighten Consumer credit outstanding growth slowed to 4.0% in the second quarter 2023 (SAAR) according to…NAHBAugust 8, 2023
Housing Dramatic Apartment Construction Time Lengthening in 2022 The average length of time to complete construction of a multifamily building, after obtaining authorization,…NAHBAugust 7, 2023
Housing Modest Job Gains in July The past two months’ job gains indicate that the job market is cooling from its…NAHBAugust 4, 2023
Housing Lending Standards Tighten Further as Banks Expect More to Come According to the Federal Reserve Board’s July 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for…NAHBAugust 3, 2023
Housing New Home Sales Increasingly Backed by FHA Loans NAHB analysis of the most recent Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing report reveals that…NAHBAugust 3, 2023
Housing Homeownership Rates for Households Aged Under 35 Fell to 38.5% The Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) reported the U.S. homeownership rate at 65.9% in…NAHBAugust 2, 2023