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Podcast: Insights into Cabinet Secretary Picks and Lumber Tariffs
On the latest episode of NAHB’s podcast, Housing Developments, CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss the latest round of likely cabinet secretary picks for the Biden administration, the recent lumber tariff developments and the IBSx Virtual Experience.
A Note of Gratitude to Our NAHBNow Readers
With all of the challenges the country and the home building industry have faced in 2020, NAHB is especially grateful for the members of the NAHB Federation and our NAHBNow readers this year.
New Home Sales Essentially Flat in October, Continuing Strong Fall Season
Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October dipped 0.3 percent to 999,000 from an upwardly revised September number, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Despite the monthly decline, the October rate is 41.5 percent higher than the October 2019 pace, and on a year-to-date basis, new home sales are up 20.6 percent in 2020.
Buddy Hughes Seeks Certification as Candidate for NAHB 2022 Third Vice Chair
The NAHB Nominations Committee has announced that Buddy Hughes, a Builder member of the HBA of Davidson County in North Carolina, submitted his Letter of Intent to seek certification as a candidate for NAHB 2022 Third Vice Chairman at the upcoming annual leadership meetings.
Membership Drive Competition Enters the ‘Home Stretch’
These are the final days to recruit new Builder and Associate members and have the chance to win a trip to visit the Signature Kitchen Suite Experience and Design Center in Napa Valley, Calif. Recruiters have until Nov. 30 to edge out the competition.
Multifamily Construction Sentiment Showed Improvement in Third Quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing increased in the third quarter, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey released today by NAHB.
Single-Family Starts at Highest Pace Since Spring of 2007
Led by solid gains in single-family production, overall housing starts increased 4.9% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.53 million units, according to a report from according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Podcast: Home Building Can Continue to Thrive in New Political Environment
On the latest episode of Housing Developments, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss the various factors that will play into the likely landscape builders will face as winter approaches, including: record high builder confidence, policy referendums, the impact of who controls the House and Senate, Cabinet picks, and housing policy likely to be enacted by the next administration.
Sales Growth Lifts Builder Confidence to New Record High
In another sign that housing continues to lead the economy forward, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to 90 in November, shattering the previous all-time of 85 recorded in October, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released today.
Watch: NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke Addresses 2020 Election
In the November Chairman’s Update, NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke provides members with an outlook for the next four years following the 2020 election. Fowke also encourages members to register for the 2021 virtual IBS experience, IBSx.
