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A labor shortage is costing the market tens of thousands of new homes per year, and tariff uncertainty is adding thousands of dollars in expenses per unit.
July 3 -
Median home prices rose by 1% to a record high, but sellers are taking lower offers as the market shifts towards the buyers' favor.
June 20 -
Confidence among US homebuilders fell to the lowest level since December 2022 in June, with potential buyers deterred by high mortgage rates and anxiety about tariffs and the economy.
June 17 -
Housing permits fell for the fourth consecutive month as builders pull back on construction amid high costs and uncertain demand.
June 17 -
Steady construction and weaker demand caused the first seasonally-adjusted dip in home values since 2022, signaling a move into a buyer's market.
June 10 -
Following an appearance on Fox Business by NAHB's CEO this week, the U.S. Lumber Coalition labeled the homebuilding trade group a Canadian ally.
June 6 -
Wall Street is cranking up the bond machine as US homeowners, finding that buying a new house is out of reach since mortgage rates started climbing in 2022, are instead getting home equity loans and sprucing up their current properties.
June 5 -
The regulator has postponed the building code in question, but is otherwise battling the challenge raised during the Biden administration.
May 30 -
A growing supply of unsold inventory applied downward pressure on prices, offering home buyers some relief, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
May 15 -
Some policies the industry group is calling for the Office of Management and Budget to definitively rescind have already been pulled back to some degree.
May 13