Exceptionally low interest rates helped ensure a slight gain in nationwide housing affordability amid relatively stable house prices in the final quarter of 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), released recently.
Serious problems in the residential appraisal process must be addressed in order to restore confidence in the residential real estate market and to establish a foundation for sustainable growth of the U.S. economy, according to a new white paper from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Due to a double-digit dip on the typically volatile multifamily side, nationwide housing starts declined 8.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 890,000 units in January, according to newly released data from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
The housing downturn of the last few years affected not only the number of new homes that are built each year, but also the characteristics, features and size of the ones that do get built.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was virtually unchanged in February with a one-point decline to 46 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released recently.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) awarded Best of Show Indoor Feature to Mohawk’s ArmorMax Finish Technology at the 2013 International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council honored outstanding members with scholarships and awards at the 58th annual PWB Spike Club Reception last month at the NAHB International Builders' Show in Las Vegas.
Remodelers now have a unique opportunity to see how their business stacks up against the competition with a new publication from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
John Courson, president and CEO of HBI, gathered with other building industry leaders to announce the winners of 2013 NAHB Residential Construction Management Competition (RCMC) during an awards ceremony at the 2013 NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS) in Las Vegas.
