National Association of Home Builders
Multifamily Surge Lifts January Housing Starts But Falling Permits Signal Sluggish Outlook
A 29.9 percent jump in multifamily starts masked underlying weakness in single-family construction, with total permits declining 5.8 percent year-over-year to open 2026...
U.S. Home Builders Enter 2026 With Sentiment Slipping as Demand Falters
NAHB index falls to 37 in January as 65 percent of builders rely on incentives despite easing mortgage rates The U.S. housing market...
U.S. Housing Construction Starts Slide 4.2% to a 1.25MM Pace as Builders Pull Back
Elevated inventories, affordability pressures and uneven demand keep residential construction subdued After several years in which housing construction helped buffer the economy against...
The Defense Giant and the Digital Future: Southern California Manufacturing Faces a Crossroads in 2025
As aerospace anchors struggle and entertainment evolves, the region’s 544,500 factory workers navigate automation, trade wars, and a talent transformation From the sprawling...
Home Builder Confidence Climbs in October as Mortgage Rates Ease to 6.3%
NAHB index rises five points in October, with future sales expectations seeing the largest jump since January The residential construction industry is showing...
New Home Sales Decline as Builders Grapple with Rising Inventory and Affordability Crisis
The American housing market is facing mounting pressure as new home sales declined 0.6 percent in July to an annualized pace of 652,000...
Housing Market Shows Mixed Signals as Building Permits Decline Despite Jump in Starts
U.S. housing activity presented a mixed picture in July, as total housing starts climbed 5.2 percent while building permits continued to weaken, according...
Historic Housing Bill Advances to Senate Floor Despite Trump Budget Cuts
Bipartisan ROAD Act Faces Implementation Challenges as HUD Funding Under Fire In a rare display of congressional unity, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously...
Tariffs Begin Showing Impact on U.S. Inflation Data as Markets React to Rising Trade Tensions
Economic data is starting to reflect the inflationary pressure from tariffs as President Trump pushes for higher duties on European Union imports, sparking...
New Home Sales Tick Up in June, But Affordability Headwinds Persist
New home sales in the United States posted a modest uptick in June, edging 0.6 percent higher to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Reshapes Commercial Real Estate Landscape with Winners and Losers
Sweeping $4.5 trillion legislation creates a tax windfall for investors while gutting affordable housing programs and raising construction costs across multiple sectors The...
Housing Starts Tumble in May as Builder Sentiment Slips
Residential construction activity in the United States took a sharp turn downward in May 2025, with new data from Wells Fargo Economics pointing...
