National Association of Home Builders’ Post

NAHB’s upcoming lineup of online education courses in September features courses focused on strategic planning for construction businesses, including for proper estimating, scheduling and diversifying business lines. https://lnkd.in/eww8JsTN

NAHB staff recently joined the Frederick County Building Industry Association in Maryland at a county council meeting to oppose an ordinance that would automatically trigger a home building moratorium based on school enrollment. NAHB will always fight these short-sighted measures. https://lnkd.in/ebQte-95

Applications for the next round of financial awards from NAHB’s Legal Action Fund is Sept. 10. The fund helps defray litigation costs for builders and HBAs involved in cases of national significance to the housing industry. https://lnkd.in/edFs4qTe

Home price growth continues to decelerate, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which increased at an annual rate of 1.89% in June, slowing from a revised rate of 3.28% in May. It was the slowest pace of home price growth since Feb. 2023. https://loom.ly/6CLSa6s

NAHB's Chief Economist, Dr. Robert Dietz, joins Housing Developments to discuss the nuance of the Fed cutting interest rates during a hotly-contested election. And how is that election looking? Find out on Housing Developments on your favorite podcast provider. https://loom.ly/SxAizIk

According to the latest release of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, 64.7% of new single-family homes had two full bathrooms, 23.8% had three full bathrooms, 6.9% had four or more full bathrooms, and only 4.6% had one full bathroom or less. https://lnkd.in/ep5b7AP5

The pace of construction has moved into high gear for The New American Home 2025, the official exhibit home of the upcoming International Builders’ Show. According to superintendent Mark Schlachter of Sun West Custom Homes, the project has anywhere between 30-50 workers onsite each day. https://lnkd.in/ebjQkR8S

Watch NAHB CEO Jim Tobin on Fox Business over the weekend discuss Vice President Harris's housing plan and other issues relevant to the 2024 election and #realestate market: https://loom.ly/ozPOcDY

Existing home sales rose 1.3% in July to an annual rate of 3.95 million units. It was the first increase in five months as improving inventory and declining mortgage rates motivated more prospective buyers to act. https://loom.ly/ruAsXhA #realestate #economy #homesales

Watch the NAHB Monday Morning Briefing for August 26, 2024, for all the housing headlines you need in less than 60 seconds. Read the latest NAHB news at nahb.org/blog .... #housing #realestate #economics