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- Which Home Owners Are Fueling Today’s Remodeling Market?With elevated mortgage rates and limited for-sale inventory making it harder to move, many home owners are instead choosing to invest in the homes they already own. In 2024, an estimated $670 billion was spent on remodeling projects.
- Local Leaders and Builders Unite to Tackle Workforce Gaps in HousingNAHB’s state and local team earlier this year helped convene mayors, city leaders, planners and builders in Orlando as part of the America’s Housing Comeback discussion series to examine workforce development challenges.
- NAHB Urges Congress to Advance Housing Supply ReformsTestifying today before the House Small Business Committee on how small builders can help close the nation’s housing gap, NAHB Chairman Bill Owens said the core issue is a shortage of housing.
- Housing Affordability Edges Up in First Quarter but Challenges PersistWhile housing affordability remains out of reach for millions of Americans, particularly first-time and entry-level buyers, conditions have improved modestly in the last year, according to the latest data from the NAHB/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI). The CHI results from the first quarter of 2026 show that a family earning the nation’s median […]
- Single-Family Starts Fall Amid Economic Uncertainty and Affordability PressuresOverall housing starts decreased 2.8% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.47 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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- Cyclical Weakness for Townhouse ConstructionFirst quarter 2026 data reveal softer conditions for townhouse construction volume as housing affordability challenges affect homebuyer demand. According to NAHB analysis of the most recent Census data of Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design, during the first quarter of 2026, single-family attached starts totaled 34,000, down 21% from the first quarter of 2025. This was […]
- Single-Family Home Size Posts Small GainsNew single-family home size had been falling since 2015 in response to declining affordability conditions. An exception occurred in 2021, when new home size increased as interest rates reached historic lows. However, as mortgage interest rates increased in 2022 and 2023 and affordability worsened, demand shifted back toward smaller homes. More recent data suggest these […]
- Single-Family Starts Fall Amid Economic Uncertainty and Affordability PressuresSingle-family housing starts declined in April as builders faced continued economic uncertainty and affordability challenges, including higher construction costs, ongoing labor shortages and elevated financing expenses. The latest housing starts and permits data suggest that the overall construction pipeline remains uneven across regions and property types. Overall housing starts decreased 2.8% in April to a […]
- Housing Affordability Edges Up in First Quarter but Challenges PersistWhile housing affordability remains out of reach for millions of Americans, particularly first-time and entry-level buyers, conditions have improved modestly in the last year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI). The CHI results from the first quarter of 2026 show that a […]
- What It Takes to Leave Parental HomeAs of 2024, one in five adults aged 25-34 lives with parents or in-laws. NAHB’s analysis of the latest American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) evaluates a wide range of socioeconomic and demographic factors that shape young adults’ path to independence. While the long-run demographic trends toward delaying marriage and childbearing are […]
