
State & National Updates Archives for 2016-05
Monday Morning Briefing
Economics
Regulations Add $84K to New Home Prices
Costs are rising more than twice as fast as incomes.
Housing Markets Continue to Edge Forward
More than a third of metros are back to normal.
55+ Builder Confidence Still Upbeat
Index shows eight straight quarters in positive territory.
Industry Insight
Double-Duty Spaces that Really Work
Boost business with these design ideas that give home buyers more for less.
NAHB Works to Improve Fire Reporting System
Fire marshals seek help from home builders.
Buyers want to be close to parks, walking trails and lakes.
Melancholy Millennials Putting the Car Before the House
Stagnant income deters home purchases but not auto buys.
Housing Finance
Freddie Mac Quarterly Loss Highlights Need for Overhaul
Taxpayers dodged a bullet, says NAHB Chairman Ed Brady.
Fannie, Freddie Multifamily Lending Caps Raised to $35 Billion
Action is a victory for NAHB's advocacy efforts.