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)...
Builders had mixed feelings about the multifamily housing sector during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the newly released Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MMS produces two separate indices....
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...
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 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...
Equifax Says Nearly 2,000 Mortgage Firms Used Its VantageScore Offer
