Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes moved two points lower to 77 in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released earlier this week. It marks the fourth straight month that builder sentiment has declined, as rapidly rising interest rates combined with ongoing […]

The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) shows that builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 82 in March. High buyer traffic and strong demand, wasn’t enough to keep builder sentiment up in March as rising lumber and other material prices pushed […]

Newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau shows sales of newly built, single-family homes in December rose 1.6% to an 842,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised November reading. Solid demand for new home sales in December were offset by higher home prices, […]