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NAHB encourages ‘practical’ renovations for aging in place

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Aging in place is gaining momentum among older homeowners, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has taken notice. The organization recently reported that 73% of homebuilding industry leaders say that requests for aging-in-place features have significantly or somewhat increased in the past five years, while 56% of remodelers are involved in home-modification work […]

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US homebuilder sentiment drops to lowest level since end of 2022

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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.  A gauge of market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo slipped 2 points to 32 this month. Economists expected 36 in

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Builders scale back as costs, supply rise

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Housing permits fell in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders. This marks the fourth month in a row of depressed housing permits, a sign that builders continue to pull back on construction amid an anemic housing market. Nationwide permits to build single-family homes were down 4.7% through April compared to the same

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Americans are divided over housing impacts of immigration, tariffs

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A new Redfin survey reveals sharp divides among Americans over how immigration and tariffs are affecting housing affordability, reflecting a complex and politically charged landscape. More than half of U.S. homeowners and renters (51.2%) believe that reducing immigration could worsen housing affordability by shrinking the pool of construction workers and limiting the number of new

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Housing prices soften further in Sunbelt, West, report shows

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Housing prices decelerated to their slowest growth rate in two years, offering positive signals for consumers looking to buy a home in 2025, according to a new report from Intercontinental Exchange. ICE Markets’ latest Home Price Index showed housing values were up just 1.4% in May year-over-year. Seasonally-adjusted prices fell by 0.01% compared to a

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Tensions rise between trade groups over lumber tariffs

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A lumber trade group is taking issue with the National Association of Home Builders’ stance against President Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canadian wood products.  Following comments made on Fox Business earlier this week by NAHB CEO Jim Tobin, the U.S. Lumber Coalition called out the homebuilders’ association, which has publicly spoken out against several of

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Home remodeling bond sales surge as Americans avoid moving

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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. Roughly $18 billion of bonds, backed by consumer loans on everything from second mortgages to

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Developer sues Denver over its affordable housing fund

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As many local governments continue to face challenges in bolstering their housing stock, one developer is taking action against Denver over a requirement to pay into the city’s dedicated affordable housing fund. The company, redT Homes, states that it’s the Denver area’s “only residential real estate development company […] offering a full suite of services,

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HUD, USDA defend rule NAHB argues will hike housing costs

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The Trump administration is defending new building standards that over a dozen states and a leading industry trade group say will  markedly raise housing costs. A federal judge this week scheduled a hearing which could determine the fate of the lawsuit over the adoption of energy efficiency standards a decade in the making. The Department

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Homebuilder sales incentives are in full bloom this spring

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The spring homebuying season is in full swing. But what is typically the busiest time of year for homebuilders has not lived up to the hype in 2025.  As builders struggle to close sales, resulting in declines in builder confidence and in company revenues, many have started to pile on buyer sales incentives.  According to

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