Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes warmed slightly in July with the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, but full-blown optimism was weighed down by elevated interest rates and uncertainty over the economy. The National...
Sales of new single-family houses in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This marked a 13.7% slide from the April rate of 722,000 and is...
Builder sentiment sank this month to its lowest reading since December 2022 and its third lowest since 2012. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly built...
Sales of new single-family houses in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 743,000, according to estimates released by the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 10.9% above the March 2025 rate of 670,000 and is 3.3%...
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...