Housing Unaffordable Prices & Bidding Wars Hold Buyers Back An earlier post revealed that 69% of buyers who were actively engaged in the process…NAHBAugust 2, 2023
Housing Some Buyers Remain Engaged, Despite Lower Affordability Despite lower perceptions of affordability, the share of prospective home buyers who are actively engaged…NAHBJuly 31, 2023
Housing Housing Share of GDP Remains Lower in the Second Quarter of 2023 Housing’s share of the economy remained at 15.8% at the end of the second quarter…NAHBJuly 31, 2023
Housing Personal Income Rises 0.3% in June The most recent data release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) showed that personal…NAHBJuly 28, 2023
Housing Housing Affordability Expectations Slide Back, Again After a reprieve in the first quarter of 2023, buyers’ outlook for housing affordability turned…NAHBJuly 28, 2023
Housing GDP Growth Is Stronger Than Expected in the Second Quarter The U.S. economy grew at a solid pace in the second quarter of 2023, fueled…NAHBJuly 27, 2023
Housing More New Homes Improve Expectations of Housing Availability Increased levels of new home construction and sales are leading some buyers to expect the…NAHBJuly 27, 2023
Housing Measured Hawkishness: The Fed Hikes in July The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee increased the federal funds rate to a top target…NAHBJuly 26, 2023
Housing Housing Demand Slows on Higher Rates and Prices Mortgage rates’ slow –but steady– march upwards combined with the return of home price gains…NAHBJuly 24, 2023
Housing Single-Family Permits Decline in May 2023 Over the first five months of 2023, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date…NAHBJuly 17, 2023