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Builder Confidence Declines Amid Tariff and Housing Cost Concerns

Builder Confidence Declines Amid Tariff and Housing Cost Concerns

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

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)...
Home Builders Give Thumbs Down to Trump’s Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

Home Builders Give Thumbs Down to Trump’s Tariffs on Canada and Mexico

by Phil Hall | Feb 3, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has voiced its opposition to President Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods coming into the United States. Carl Harris, NAHB chairman and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kansas, issued a statement on...
NAHB and MBA Commend Trump’s Inauguration While NAR Stays Silent

NAHB and MBA Commend Trump’s Inauguration While NAR Stays Silent

by Phil Hall | Jan 21, 2025 | Industry Updates, Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The trade associations representing the nation’s home builders and mortgage bankers offered generous praise for the new Trump administration. However, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) made no public comment on the change at the White House. Carl Harris,...
Builder Confidence Inches Up

Builder Confidence Inches Up

by Phil Hall | Jan 16, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Builder sentiment began 2025 with a mild upswing, despite concerns over how building material tariffs and costs and a larger government deficit could impact inflation and mortgage rates. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 47 in...
Home Builders Join Lawsuit Against HUD and USDA Over Energy Codes

Home Builders Join Lawsuit Against HUD and USDA Over Energy Codes

by Phil Hall | Jan 3, 2025 | Market Snapshot, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has joined 15 state attorneys general in a lawsuit to stop to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) from adopting the 2021 International Energy Conservation...
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