Builder Confidence Remains Extremely High
Builder sentiment set a record for the second consecutive month, reaching 85 in October compared…
NAHB Successfully Appeals Two Proposed Changes to the IECC
Two of the National Association of Home Builders’ appeals to the 2021 building code were accepted…
In-Person Design & Construction Week Canceled, Shows Move Online
The industry’s largest conference, Design and Construction Week, will move online next year. Both…
How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Affordability
Stringent residential design standards imposed by local governments are affecting housing costs; the impact of new residential construction on the broader economy (chart)
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Building Materials
What’s Behind the Softwood Lumber Price Spike?
Import tariffs and mills trying to play catch-up with demand has sent lumber prices soaring
Market Data + Trends
NAHB: Small Metro Suburbs Are Only Region Seeing Quarterly Gains
Like many buyers who choose to flee compact urban areas, residential home builders are shifting toward the suburbs.
NAHB
NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades
Chuck Fowke named NAHB's new chair; a look at new single-family home inventory
Q+A
Reasons for Economic Recovery, and How Builders Can Plan for It
More than two months into an economic downturn that rivals the worst of the Great Recession, Robert Dietz and his team are working to help builders make sense of COVID-19's impact on the housing industry
Economics
NAHB Finds Home Building Could Spark Economic Recovery
Want to restart an economy? Build homes.
