First quarter results from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) State Projections of Remodeling (SPR) show California, Texas and Florida continuing to account for…
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Builder Confidence Edges Higher as Affordability Challenges Persist
Last month, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that builder confidence posted a modest gain in May, even as buyers grapple with rising…
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Study Shows Profitability for Remodelers Reaching Highest Level in Nearly 30 Years
According to the 2026 edition of the National Association of Homebuilders’ (NAHB) Remodelers’ Cost of Doing Business Study, profitability for residential remodelers peaked in 2024,…
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Builder Confidence Ticks Up in December but Remains Below Breakeven
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose in December, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). A score of…
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Housing Starts Climb as Costs Keep Buyers on Sidelines
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) posted several updates last week reporting both good and bad news for the housing industry. While starts for…
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Home Builders Are Feeling the Squeeze. Will Remodeling Come to the Rescue?
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) shows growing economic uncertainty stemming from concerns over tariffs and elevated costs for…
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Builder Confidence Continues to Slide
For the second month in a row, builder sentiment has dropped in the face of economic uncertainty, the threat of tariffs and elevated construction costs,…
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Summer Housing Market Sends Mixed Signals
While housing starts decreased and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) showed builder confidence down, sales of new homes…
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Interest Rates Shaping Home Sales
In the most recent edition of the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) biweekly newsletter, Eye on the Economy, NAHB chief economist Robert Dietz provided…
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Areas with Shortest Commute Times Most Popular for Home Building Areas
The quarterly NAHB Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) released earlier this month shows home building expanded the fastest in places with the shortest commute times.…