Builder Sentiment Slips as Affordability Challenges Persist Into 2026
Builder confidence in the new single-family home market declined at the start of 2026, as persistent affordability concerns continue to ...
Builder confidence in the new single-family home market declined at the start of 2026, as persistent affordability concerns continue to ...
The recent government shutdown—coupled with economic uncertainty due to tariffs and rising construction costs—has kept builder sentiment down this month, ...
The monthly Housing Market Index (HMI), released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo this week, came in ...
Confidence among homebuilders remains low as the housing market sees little relief from economic challenges, according to the latest data ...
Slow, challenging, unpredictable, bumpy—these are a few of the keywords builders are using to describe today’s market, stating that, overall, ...
Housing starts saw some significant shifts in the single-family and multifamily sectors this month, which economists claim is a reaction ...
Homebuilder confidence came in at 39 (out of 100) in March, its lowest reading in seven months, as recorded by ...
As inflation eases—with the latest Consumer Price Index reporting the smallest annual increase since February 2021—builder confidence continues to steadily ...
The decline of mortgage rates to their lowest level in 19 months has instilled new confidence in homebuilders in September, ...
Mortgage rates hovering near 7% and elevated rates for construction and development loans continued to put pressure on builder confidence ...
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