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- How to Successfully Manage Projects November 29, 2024Ambitious goals can't be completed without an organized leader at the top. Effective project management in the home building industry requires attention to detail in order to successfully plan, executive and deliver a successful product.
- Creative Fall Events Raise Money for BUILD-PAC November 29, 2024In the final weeks of 2024, home builders associations across the country are continuing to raise funds for BUILD-PAC.
- Beware of Email Scams for Purchasing ‘IBS Attendee List’ November 27, 2024As the 2025 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS) approaches, we are hearing from some of our members and exhibitors that they have received emails inquiring about their interest in purchasing the NAHB International Builders’ Show’s attendee list. These solicitations are scams.
- FHA Increases Loan Limits for 2025 November 27, 2024The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced its loan limits for 2025. The FHA floor, which is the lowest the FHA loan limit can be for any area of the country, will increase from $498,257 to $524,225 for single-family home loans.
- FHFA Raises Conforming Loan Limits to $806,500 for 2025 November 26, 2024The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced that the maximum baseline conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2025 will rise 5.2% to $806,500.
- Give Back on Giving Tuesday Through Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund November 26, 2024Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement, will take place on Dec. 3. NAHB is encouraging home building industry members to donate to the Home Building Industry Disaster Relief Fund (HBIDRF), a charitable organization established to assist in rebuilding communities affected by disaster.
- October New Home Sales Down on Higher Rates November 26, 2024Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October declined 17.3% to a 610,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, 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 October is down 9.4% compared to a year earlier. October new home […]
- What to Know About the New Federal Flood Risk Management System November 25, 2024The Department of Housing and Urban Development released a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS) in April 2024 that will affect both single-family homes and multifamily properties. Compliance will be required as of Jan. 1, 2025.
- Fall Recruitment Competition Down to the Wire November 25, 2024The 2024 Fall Recruitment Competition is nearing the end of its three-month run, with the deadline approaching on Nov. 30. With a goal of recruiting as many new NAHB members as possible, Builder and Associate members have been working hard to grow the Federation and earn a trip to New York City awarded by LG […]
- Statement from NAHB Chairman Carl Harris on the Selection of Scott Turner as HUD Secretary November 23, 2024Carl Harris, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan., issued a statement regarding President-elect Donald Trump’s pick of Scott Turner as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.