Mortgage rates were a contributing factor that helped provide “solid” gains in builder confidence for the second consecutive month, said officials for the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). NAHB views recent improvement as a signal that the housing market may be turning a corner, officials said, even as builders continue to contend with high construction […]

Earlier this month the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) confirmed what some commercial media outlets have reported recently: builders are increasingly reducing prices and offering special sales incentives. It’s not a new tactic, and while it’s been used before, the NAHB reports that those measures currently are not being used at the same rate at […]

On Oct. 13, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule change in its process for classifying workers as employees versus independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would use a six-factor “economic reality test” to to determine whether a worker is economically dependent on the employer or in […]

An initiative of Builders Mutual, with the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) and the Job-Site Safety Institute as partners, the third annual Guardrail Safety Week runs Oct. 17-21. The week is a public awareness campaign on the effectiveness of properly installed guardrails to prevent fall injuries during the homebuilding process. The campaign focuses on the […]

According to the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released this week, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points in September to 46—marking nine consecutive months of decline. Aside from the spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic stalled nearly everything in the U.S., the […]

BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), released a children’s book a year ago, “The House That She Built.” The publication, written by Mollie Elkman, was inspired by the team of real women who came together from around the country to build a one-of-a-kind home in Utah: The House That SHE […]

The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in August and subsequent signing of the legislation into law by President Joe Biden lacks support from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The association calls the measure “flawed” as it reportedly fails to ease inflationary pressures on housing while at the same time advancing building and […]

Many companies, including JELD-WEN with its Women’s Network, are taking note of the opportunities available by increasing the number of women in the workforce. Faced with labor shortages, it’s no secret that the industry is looking to bolster its workforce by tapping into a previously untapped employee market. The National Association of Home Builders kicked […]

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reports that new findings from its Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) show a shift in home building activity over the past 30 months. Factors in those changes include: notable slowing in large, metro urban areas as a result of initial COVID migration effects, followed by declines in housing affordability […]

The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reported last week that new home sales in July fell to their lowest level since January 2016. Tepid sales pace matches declining builder confidence as reported by the association since the beginning of the year, as the industry grapples with supply chain disruptions that are delaying new home building […]