The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the election of Carl Harris as its 2024 chairman. Harris is co-founder and vice president of the Carl Harris Co. Inc. and managing partner of Harris Homes, both based in Wichita, Kansas. He has more than...
Single‐family housing starts in January were at a rate of 1.004 million, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.7% below the revised December figure of 1.054 million. Privately‐owned housing...
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed four points to 48 in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI). This marks the HMI’s highest level since last...
Elevated mortgage rates and increased construction costs coupled with onerous regulatory costs resulted housing affordability remaining near its lowest level in more than a decade during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the National Association of Home...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: If you have a gas stove or if you want to purchase that type of appliance, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has good news for you – its newly published energy-efficiency standards gave a thumbs up to 97% of the gas stoves now on the market. With...