Housing 2022 Ends With A Decline in Single-Family Starts For the First Time Since 2011 Led by a decline in multifamily production, overall housing starts decreased 1.4% to a seasonally…NAHBJanuary 19, 2023
Housing Remodeling Market Sentiment Weakened in Fourth Quarter but Remains Positive The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter of 2022 posted a…NAHBJanuary 19, 2023
AdvocacyBuilding CodesHousingIndustry News EBR UDC Chapter 15 Proposed Recommendations Approved The EBR UDC Chapter 15 proposed recommendations have been approved by the EBR Metro Council.…Rebecca HarrisJanuary 18, 2023
Housing Building Materials Price Growth Slows 60% in 2022 The producer price index (PPI) for inputs to residential construction less energy (i.e. building materials)…NAHBJanuary 18, 2023
Housing Builder Confidence Uptick Signals Turning Point for Housing Lies Ahead A modest drop in interest rates helped to end a string of 12 straight monthly…NAHBJanuary 18, 2023
Housing Material Shortages Ease, With Notable Exceptions In May of last year, Eye on Housing reported on historically widespread shortages of building…NAHBJanuary 13, 2023
Housing U.S. Population Growth Rate Rebounds in 2022 According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest estimates, the U.S. resident population grew by 1,256,003…NAHBJanuary 13, 2023
Housing Good News: Inflation Continues its Cooling Trend Consumer prices in December saw the largest month-over-month decrease since April 2020. While still elevated,…NAHBJanuary 12, 2023
Housing Mortgage Activity Remains at Low Levels Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending January 6th, total mortgage…NAHBJanuary 11, 2023
Housing Revolving Debt Climbs as Credit Card Interest Rates Set New Records The balance of consumer credit outstanding grew 7.1% in November 2022 (seasonal adjusted annual rate)…NAHBJanuary 10, 2023