National Association of Home Builders

Houses Just Ain't Worth What They Used To Be

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Home Builders, Housing Prices, Housing Market, Video, Homebuyers, New Homes, New Home Sales, Home Appraisals, Foreclosure, Construction, National Association of Home Builders, Appraisers, Housing Crisis, Business News

It’s a tough time to be a home builder -- especially now that so many houses aren’t worth what it costs to build them. That’s the surprising ...

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Mark Gongloff

Today's Economic Numbers Were Small But Tasty

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Factories, Home Builders, Housing Market, National Association of Home Builders, Economics, Recession, Economy, Business News

Wednesday morning's economic numbers may have been small potatoes, but they were fairly tasty nonetheless. The numbers from the manufacturing and h...

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Homebuilder Sentiment Rises To Highest Level In Year And A Half

Posted 12.19.2011

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Homebuilder sentiment perked up in December for the third month in a row, to its highest level in a year and a half, the National Association of H...

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U.S. Housing Market Expected To Expand As Euro Crisis Threat Looms

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, European Debt Crisis, S&P Home Builders Index, Quicken Loans, Video, Gdp, Central Bank, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, U.S. Housing Market, Euro Zone, National Association of Home Builders, High Frequency Economics, Recession, Business News

The U.S. housing market, once the epicenter of the global financial collapse that spawned today's European debt crisis, is on the verge of deliver...

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Battered Construction Industry Finally Has a Good Week

Jed Kolko | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Housing Starts, Housing Market, Economic Indicators, National Association of Home Builders, Construction Business, Business News
Jed Kolko

The construction industry has reasons to be a little more optimistic these days.

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Dave Jamieson

Roofers Now At Forefront Of The Regulatory Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans claim the Obama administration is choking small business with burdensome workplace regulations. Democrats say the few new re...

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New Home Sales On Track To Finish As Worst Year On Record

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 10.24.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes fell for the third straight month in July, a sign that housing remains a drag on the economy. If the current pac...

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Home Builders As Pessimistic As They Were 2 Years Ago

AP | DEREK KRAVITZ | Posted 10.15.2011

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WASHINGTON — Homebuilders are just as pessimistic about the depressed housing market as they were two years ago. The National Association of Ho...

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Want to Help Homeowners? Replace the Mansion Subsidy and Require Banks to Act Responsibly

Peter Dreier | Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: National Association of Realtors, New York Times, National Association of Home Builders, Mansion Subsidy, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Homeownership, Business News
Peter Dreier

Almost two-thirds of affluent Americans -- many living in mansions -- get housing aid from Washington. Whether they admit it or not, the wealthy live in subsidized housing. It's time to stop this and help working families achieve the American Dream.

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Number Of Home Mortgage Applications Falls

Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: 2008 Financial Crisis, Mortgages, Mortgage Bankers Association, Housing Market, National Association of Home Builders, Fixed-Rate-Mortgages, Subprime Mortgages, Video, Business News

NEW YORK (Leah Schnurr) - Applications for home mortgages slipped last week as demand waned, even as mortgage rates dropped, an industry group sai...

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Home Building Sees Greatest Decline Since 2009

Posted 07.17.2011

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WASHINGTON - Housing starts and permits for future home construction fell in April as an overhang of homes on the market discourages builders from...

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Housing, Starts Permits Up In March

Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON - U.S. housing starts and permits for future home construction rose more than expected in March, snapping back from the prior month's w...

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Home Builders: 'Sales Will Struggle,' Depend On Jobs

AP | ALEX VEIGA | Posted 05.25.2011

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ORLANDO, Fla. — The housing market could gradually begin to emerge from its doldrums this year, industry experts said Wednesday, but their forecast ...

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5 Reasons to Stop Worrying About Home Prices

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Farrell, National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, Eric Schurenberg, Linda Stern, Robert Shiller, Business News
Eric Schurenberg

The New York Times more or less pronounced the single family home dead as an asset this week. Data from the National Association of Realtors and the F...

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New Home Sales Drop 7.6 Percent In December

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sales of new homes fell unexpectedly in December, capping the industry's worst year on record and fueling concern that the housing ...

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New Home Construction Takes Big Dive In December

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The housing market remains a significant risk to the economy, data Wednesday showed, as bad weather across much of the country hamm...

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Ryan Grim

Moneyed Interests Lining Up For Battle Over Accounting Standards

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the midst of what was supposed to be a Congressional push for increased financial regulation and accountability, a powerful coalition of moneyed in...

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