Builder confidence took a sizable stumble this month amid concerns of tariffs, interest rates and an uncertain economic outlook. However, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) stressed that its Housing Market Index (HMI) data was culled prior to the May 12...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was up slightly this month, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). The April HMI registered as 40, up one point from March; any number...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes dropped three points in March to a reading of 39 on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), marking the lowest level in seven months; any number over...
HUD’s erasure of DEI contracts, builders expressing apprehension and Australia’s first rate cut in more than four years. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Feb. 17-21. Hit: An End to DEI Daffiness. Kudos to...
The triple threat of potential tariffs, still-elevated mortgage rates and high housing costs pushed builder confidence in the single-family home market down in February. The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
