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- How Project Managers Can Effectively Set Expectations to Find SuccessHone your management skills in an upcoming Nov. 12 live online course titled “Project Controls Fundamentals: Monitoring Scope, Cost and Time” from 1-4 p.m. ET.
- What a Building Code Study Gets Wrong About Housing AffordabilityA working paper from researchers at the University of Alabama concludes that when a jurisdiction adopts new residential building codes, it has no effect on the sales prices of homes. But a close technical review reveals that the study’s policy conclusions go well beyond what its analysis can establish.
- Legal Action Committee Awards Nearly $100,000 in Legal Support Grants at FLMAt its recent meeting during the NAHB Fall Leadership Meetings, the NAHB Legal Action Committee reviewed seven requests for Legal Action Fund assistance and recommended assistance in six.
- Affordability Challenges Push New Home Sales LowerSales of newly built single-family homes decreased 0.6% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, following a downwardly revised August estimate, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales was 5.3% lower than a year […]
- How Old Are America's Construction Workers?NAHB analysis takes a deeper look into the median ages of construction workers by state and by trade.
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- Homeownership Rate Rises to 65.5%The latest homeownership rate reached 65.5% in the third quarter of 2026, according to the Census’s Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). While this was a modest quarterly decrease, the broader picture continues to reflect significant affordability challenges. With mortgage interest rates remaining elevated, and housing supply still tight, housing affordability is at a multidecade low. Compared […]
- Fed Holds Rates, With Two Votes for Another HikeThe Federal Reserve maintained the federal funds rate at a target range of 3.75% to 4% at the conclusion of its October policy meeting. Approved by a 10–2 vote, the decision followed September’s quarter-point increase. Federal Open Market Committee members Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissented, supporting another 25-basis-point increase for October. The Federal Open […]
- Affordability Challenges Push New Home Sales LowerHigh mortgage rates and economic uncertainty continued to keep potential home buyers on the sidelines and constrain new home sales in September. New home sales declined from August and remained below year-ago levels, with year-to-date sales also lagging for 2025. Although builders have increasingly adjusted prices and offered incentives to attract buyers, elevated mortgage rates […]
- Which Construction Occupations Will See the Largest Job Gains Over the Next Decade?The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that the economy will add 5.9 million jobs from 2025 to 2035, with total employment increasing from 170.3 million to 176.2 million, a gain of 3.5%. This represents slower growth than the 10.9% recorded over the 2015-2025 decade. If employment growth were distributed evenly over the next […]
- Uptick for Non-Conventional Financing in 2025Nationwide, the share of non-conventional financing for new home sales accounted for 32.4% of the market, according to NAHB analysis of the 2025 Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC) data. This was 1.7 percentage points higher than the 2024 share of 30.7%. As in previous years, conventional financing dominated the market, accounting for 67.6% of […]
