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- Home Builders, Developers Score Key Wins in House Passage of Interior-Environment Spending Bill July 26, 2024NAHB and Florida home builders posted key wins after the House passed its Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025.
- How Soaring Prices for Building Materials Impact Housing July 26, 2024Prices of most building materials are still far above their pre-pandemic levels, and the impact of those elevated prices can be seen in unexpected places.
- NAHB Podcast: Changing Dynamics in the 2024 Election July 25, 2024On the latest episode of NAHB’s podcast, Housing Developments, CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez are joined by Chief Lobbyist Lake Coulson to discuss the latest political news.
- Lowe’s Foundation Makes Another Big Investment in Skilled Trades Training July 25, 2024The Lowe’s Foundation recently announced nearly $8 million in Gable Grants to a second cohort of community and technical colleges.
- Costly Energy Codes and Rent Caps Will Harm Housing Affordability, NAHB Tells Congress July 24, 2024NAHB Chairman Carl Harris called on Congress today to address two key policies that will notably escalate costs for home buyers and renters: the federal push to mandate costly and restrictive national energy codes and the Biden administration’s recent proposal to cap rent increases at 5%.
- New Home Sales Soft in June as Mortgage Rates Remain Near 7% July 24, 2024Sales of newly built, single-family homes in June fell 0.6% to a 617,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a slight upwardly revised reading in May, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales in June is down 7.4% […]
- Register Now for the 2024 Fall Leadership Meeting July 23, 2024Make plans now to attend the Fall Leadership Meeting, Oct. 1-3, in San Antonio, Texas.
- Share of Homes Built on Slabs Surges July 23, 2024The majority of new single-family homes started in 2023 were built on slab foundations, according to NAHB analysis of the Survey of Construction (SOC). The share of new homes built on slabs has risen steadily from 45.8% in 2000 to 72.4% in 2023.
- What Is the Most Common Siding Material for Single-Family Homes? July 22, 2024According to the annual data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), stucco was the most common principal siding material for new single-family homes started in 2023. See what other materials topped the list.
- NAHB Helps HBAs Reduce Barriers to Housing Affordability July 22, 2024At the 2024 Spring Leadership Meeting, the State and Local Government Affairs Committee awarded eight home builders associations (HBAs) with financial assistance through the State and Local Issues Fund.