Housing Year-over-Year Decline for Single-Family Permits in March 2023 Over the first three months of 2023, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date…NAHBMay 15, 2023
Housing Lending Standards Tighten for Residential and Commercial Real Estate Loans in Q1 2023 According to the Federal Reserve Board’s April 2023 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS)—conducted for bank lending…NAHBMay 12, 2023
Housing Building Materials Prices Decline in April Despite Increased Lumber Costs According to the latest Producer Price Index report, the prices of inputs to residential construction less…NAHBMay 11, 2023
Housing Mortgage Activity Increases Despite Affordability Issues Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending May 5th, total mortgage…NAHBMay 10, 2023
Housing Inflation Falls Below 5% For First Time in Two Years Consumer prices in April saw the smallest year-over-year gain since April 2021. This marked the…NAHBMay 10, 2023
Housing Grab Bars Remain the Most Common Aging-in-Place Remodel The NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey has asked questions about Aging-in-Place (AIP) periodically, beginning…NAHBMay 9, 2023
Housing Consumer Credit Growth Slows in Q1 2023 According to the Federal Reserve’s latest G.19 Consumer Credit report, the growth of total consumer credit…NAHBMay 8, 2023
Housing Solid Job Growth in April Job gains continued in April, despite rising interest rates and a slowing economy. After a…NAHBMay 5, 2023
Housing Unaffordable Prices Are Most Common Reason Buyers Can’t Make Purchase An earlier post revealed that 71% of buyers who were actively engaged in the process…NAHBMay 4, 2023
Housing The Fed Hints at an End for Rate Hikes The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee raised the federal funds target rate by 25 basis…NAHBMay 3, 2023