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- How to Use the 2025 NGBS to Build Your Business and Your BrandAs the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) becomes more widely recognized at the federal, state and local levels, it becomes an increasingly valuable tool to help home builders grow their business and engage with clients. Here’s how home builders can benefit from using the latest edition of NGBS.
- TPS Set to Expire Today for El Salvadoran Workers Living in the U.S.The Trump administration set an expiration date of Sept. 9 for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador, affecting roughly 200,000 Salvadoran TPS holders in the U.S. and further straining the construction industry’s labor shortage.
- New Agency WOTUS Proposal Would Eliminate 'Wet Season' ConceptThe Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced a supplemental proposed rule offering a new approach to defining “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.
- How Winning an Associate Award Can Benefit You and Your BusinessEvery year, NAHB honors its top two Associate members for their achievements and essential work in the field with two awards: Associate of the Year and Associate Advocate of BUILD-PAC.
- How Are Rising Costs Impacting the Cost of Single-Family Homes?The housing industry is experiencing elevated costs across the board — from land to labor and building materials. NAHB’s Economics team is in the process of measuring how these rising costs impact the cost to build single-family homes. And we need your help.
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- Existing Home Sales Fall despite Improved InventoryExisting home sales fell for the third consecutive month as record-high home prices and elevated mortgage rates weighed on buyers. Mortgage rates resumed an upward trend after the July ceasefire ended. Geopolitical uncertainty, bond market sell-off and inflation concerns pushed rates to 6.71% last week, the highest level since July 2025. As buyers wait for […]
- Energy Prices Rise Again in AugustResidential building material prices, excluding energy, rose 0.2% in August and were up 5.1% from a year ago. Energy prices rose sharply in August, as prices for energy inputs to residential construction rose 6.6% over the month. Prices for services also rose, up 1.5% over the month and 7.8% higher over the year. The Producer […]
- Mortgage Applications Decline for Sixth Straight Month in AugustMortgage application activity continued to decline in August as elevated US treasury yields pushed mortgage rates higher. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of total mortgage application volume, declined 3.2% month-over-month in August on a seasonally adjusted basis, marking the sixth consecutive monthly decline. Compared to a year ago, total mortgage […]
- Who Are NAHB’s Builder Members?The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) conducts an annual census to better understand the composition and characteristics of its members. In 2025, 35% of NAHB’s membership was comprised of builder members—single-family and multifamily builders, residential and commercial remodelers, commercial builders, land developers, and manufacturers of modular/panelized/log homes. The remaining 65% were associate members—those involved […]
- Single-Family Home Construction Time Declines in 2025Building a new single-family home took less time in 2025 compared to the previous three years. On average, it now takes 8.8 months from start to finish. That time includes 1.4 months for authorization to start construction and another 7.4 months to finish construction. Data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction shows that single-family […]
