Housing Solid Reading for Housing Starts in February Single-family starts posted a small increase in February, as lack of resale inventory continues to…NAHBMarch 17, 2022
Housing Monetary Policy Tightening Underway The first of many expected Federal Reserve hikes of the short-term federal funds rate was…NAHBMarch 16, 2022
Housing Building Materials Prices Increase Slightly, Held in Check by Metal, Gypsum, and Concrete Products The prices of goods used in residential construction ex-energy climbed 1.6% in February (not seasonally…NAHBMarch 16, 2022
Housing Diminished Future Sales Expectations, Rising Costs Lower Builder Confidence Ongoing lumber and building material supply-side constraints and rising construction costs and expectations of higher…NAHBMarch 16, 2022
Housing Pyramid Shows 36 Million Households Cannot Afford a $150,000 Home As described in a previous post, NAHB’s recently released its 2022 Priced-Out Estimates, showing that…NAHBMarch 14, 2022
Housing Household Real Estate in the Fourth Quarter The latest results from the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 Financial Accounts of the United States, i.e.,…NAHBMarch 11, 2022
Housing Inflation Remains at 40-Year High in February Consumer prices continued to break 40-year highs in February due to higher food, gasoline and…NAHBMarch 10, 2022
Housing Total Mortgage Activity Varies in Latest Month In the past month, total mortgage activity, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA)…NAHBMarch 9, 2022
Housing Increasing Open Jobs in Construction The construction labor market remains tight, as the industry sees a rising number of job…NAHBMarch 9, 2022
Housing Single-family Regional Growth Decelerates in Second Half of 2021 Per the latest results of NAHB’s Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), single-family home building showed…NAHBMarch 8, 2022