Tag: NAHB
NAHB, other trade groups urge Congress to act on transformer supply issues
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), along with five other building and utility trade groups, recently sent a joint letter to leaders of...
‘The Big Build’ introduces a new generation of builders
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) participated in “The Big Build” at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. in early November.
The event's...
Builder confidence drops for tenth straight month
In a further signal that rising interest rates, building material bottlenecks and elevated home prices continue to weaken the housing market, builder sentiment fell...
New home sales up in August
A brief decline in mortgage rates helped to boost new home sales in August, but sales are expected to move on a downward trend...
Housing recession deepening, NAHB chief economist says
Rising mortgage rates, high inflation, low existing inventory and elevated home prices caused housing affordability to fall to its lowest point since the Great...
Iowa City HBA to host housing expert Robert Dietz
The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association (HBA) will host Robert Dietz, chief economist and senior vice president for economics and housing policy...
NAHB: Building material prices may have peaked
In just the past year, prices for materials used in residential construction have climbed nearly 20%. But that was also a period of intense...
Builders lobby for affordability during National Homeownership Month
As the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) celebrates National Homeownership Month in June, builders are urging lawmakers to implement policies that will help...
Builder confidence plunges on rising interest rates, growing affordability woes
In a sign that the housing market is now slowing, builder confidence took a steep drop in May as growing affordability challenges in the...
Survey: Millennial home buyers want larger homes
As the home building industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, new research shows that new buyers have an increased desire for bigger homes...