NAHB Construction Excluded From New OSHA Standard NAHB Policy Briefing | NAHB input on OSHA standard to protect workers from COVID-19; real estate values rise
Market Data + Trends Home Sales Return Strong in May to the Industry's Surprise In an unexpected turn, home sales came back strong in May after several months of relaxing sales. From April to May, pending home sales...
Housing Policy + Finance FHA Will Change How Student Loan Debt Affects Eligibility In order to assist more lower-income homebuyers and close the racial homeownership gap, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will change...
Economics If Time Really Was Money, Homes are 50% Cheaper Than in 1980 Could housing be more affordable today than 40 years ago when the median home price was $64,600? By analyzing affordability through the lens...
Financials More Than Half of Buyers Now Put Down 20% or More Buyers hoping to distinguish themselves amongst a pool of bidders are increasingly putting down more cash and waiving inspection and...
Market Data + Trends Has the Housing Market Reached its Peak? The housing market remains incredibly competitive compared to pre-pandemic times, but buyers have begun to pull back, slightly cooling the...
Financing Some Buyers Fear the End of Low Mortgage Rates is Here Both mortgage rates and applications to refinance a home loan increased slightly last week, reversing course of previous trends. Rates for...
Financials Mortgage Rates Drop, But Not Enough to Boost Mortgage Applications Mortgage application volume, refinancing applications, and mortgage rates took a hit last week compared to the previous week, reports CNBC....
Economics Buyers Pull Back on Mortgage Applications for Second Week Despite lower mortgage rates, applications for a mortgage to purchase a home were lower than one year ago for the second consecutive week....
Market Data + Trends New-Home Sales Take a Hit as Prices Rise Increased building costs, lead times, and unstable supply chains are pushing home prices up and homebuyers out. New-home sales in April...
