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Housing Affordability Index Crashes to Record Low

Housing Affordability Index Crashes to Record Low

by Phil Hall | Nov 13, 2023 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Only 37.4% of new and existing homes sold during the third quarter were affordable to families earning the median income of $96,300, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). This is down from...
NAHB: Dept. of Energy is Making it Harder to Create Affordable Housing

NAHB: Dept. of Energy is Making it Harder to Create Affordable Housing

by Phil Hall | Nov 8, 2023 | Industry Updates, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has called out the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for creating regulations that have negatively impacted efforts to address the production of affordable housing. In testimony delivered today before the U.S. House...
Builder Confidence Evaporates Amid Elevated Mortgage Rates

Builder Confidence Evaporates Amid Elevated Mortgage Rates

by Phil Hall | Aug 15, 2023 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

After seven consecutive months of rising optimism, builder confidence dropped in August as mortgage rates neared the 7% mark. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI) saw builder confidence in the market for...
Q2 Market Share of FHA Loans at 14%

Q2 Market Share of FHA Loans at 14%

by Phil Hall | Aug 4, 2023 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The share of new home sales backed by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans increased to 14% in the second quarter from 12.1% in the first quarter, according to a new data analysis from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The second quarter’s...
Guest Opinion: The Heavy Regulatory Burden Placed on Home Builders

Guest Opinion: The Heavy Regulatory Burden Placed on Home Builders

by Alicia Huey | Jul 20, 2023 | Guest Opinion, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

This is article is adapted from recent written testimony presented before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance by Alicia Huey, 2023 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Home Builders and a...
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