Housing Mortgage Activity Increases Despite Mortgage Rate Volatility Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending March 3rd, total mortgage…NAHBMarch 8, 2023
Housing Remodelers’ Average Net Profits are Down, NAHB Study Shows Residential remodeling companies, just like any other private enterprise in a capitalist economy, exist to…NAHBMarch 6, 2023
Housing Use of Residential Energy Tax Credits Increases In 2005, Congress established several energy-efficiency tax incentives related to housing that benefit new-home buyers…NAHBMarch 2, 2023
AdvocacyBuilding CodesHousingIndustry News Energy Code Amendments Linked below is the latest draft of the Energy Code Amendments. The final copy will…Rebecca HarrisMarch 1, 2023
Housing Private Residential Spending Falls Slightly in January Private residential construction spending declined 0.6% in January, as spending on single-family construction decreased 1.7%.…NAHBMarch 1, 2023
Housing New Home Sales Up in January but Higher Rates Signal Further Weakness Declining mortgage rates and home prices in January, coupled with home builders use of sales…NAHBFebruary 24, 2023
Housing Multifamily Developer Confidence Remains in Negative Territory in Fourth Quarter While the two main confidence indexes for multifamily housing increased slightly in the fourth quarter,…NAHBFebruary 23, 2023
Housing Missing Middle Housing Production Lags The missing middle construction sector includes development of medium-density housing, such as townhouses, duplexes and other…NAHBFebruary 23, 2023
Housing Multifamily Built-for-Rent Share Rises According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts…NAHBFebruary 22, 2023
Housing Existing Home Sales Continue to Fall in January As elevated mortgage rates and tight inventory continue to weaken housing demand, the volume of…NAHBFebruary 21, 2023