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- NAHB’s Latest Advocacy Wins, and What’s NextNAHB advocates for its members year-round on various issues affecting residential construction. Now, members can watch short-form videos directly from NAHB&rsquo's staff experts about housing industry-related legislative and regulatory matters.
- Register Now for the NAHB Virtual Townhall MeetingsNAHB's Senior Officers will host a series of Virtual Townhall Meetings on Thursday, May 9, for members and HBA leadership to discuss emerging issues in their local communities.
- Builder Sentiment Unchanged in AprilBuilder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 51 in April, unchanged from March, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today. This breaks a four-month period of gains for the index, which nonetheless remains above the key breakeven point of 50.
- Supreme Court Rules that Legislation Does Not Protect Improper Impact FeesFollowing a unanimous decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court today, California home owners, builders and developers may now challenge improper local impact fees for housing development even if the fees are authorized by legislation.
- Statement of NAHB 2025 Third Vice Chairman Candidate Gary CampbellThe NAHB Nominations Committee has certified one candidate for 2025 Third Vice Chairman: Gary Campbell, from Lowell, Mass., who is a member of the Northeast Builders & Remodelers Association of Massachusetts. He will address the NAHB Leadership Council in June at the Spring Leadership Meetings in Washington, D.C. Here is his statement.
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- Builder Sentiment Unchanged in AprilBuilder sentiment was flat in April as mortgage rates remained close to 7% over the past month and the latest inflation data failed to show improvement during the first quarter of 2024. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 51 in April, unchanged from March, according to the National Association of...
- Single-Family Permits Performing Well in February 2024Over the first two months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 155,236. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is an increase of 38.4% over the February 2023 level of 112,131. Year-to-date ending in February, single-family permits were up in all four regions. The range of permit increase spanned...
- Building Material Prices Continue to Rise in MarchInputs to residential construction, goods less food and energy, increased for the fifth straight month, according to the most recent Producer Price Index (PPI) report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The index for inputs to residential construction, goods less food and energy, represents building materials used in residential construction. The non-seasonally adjusted...
- Remodeling Market Sentiment Remains in Positive Territory in First QuarterThe NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the first quarter of 2024 posted a reading of 66, down one point compared to the previous quarter. Demand for remodeling remains solid and an RMI of 66 is consistent with NAHB’s forecast for remodeling spending in 2024. Nevertheless, construction costs are still an issue in some...
- Inflation Stays Hot as Housing Cost Growth PersistsConsumer prices continued to rise in March, with shelter and gasoline prices driving over half of the total increase. This marks the third consecutive strong reading. Despite a slowdown in the year-over-year increase, shelter costs continue to put upward pressure on inflation, accounting for over 60% of the total increase in all items excluding food...
