Housing Affordability
House Moves to Raise Limits on State and Local Tax Deduction
In a key win for NAHB members who live in high-tax states, the House-passed Build Back Better Act includes long-awaited tax relief for taxpayers who are affected by the federal limit on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.
NAHB Member Saves $100K on Infrastructure Measure NAHB Championed
In a great example of the value of NAHB membership, President Biden today signed infrastructure legislation into law that includes a key provision fought for by NAHB that will save many members thousands of dollars and one member at least $100,000.
Fed Acts on Inflation as Housing Affordability Weakens
The combination of higher home prices, rising construction costs and moderately higher interest rates will exacerbate housing affordability conditions and increasingly push many prospective buyers out of the market in the coming months.
Housing Affordability Holds Steady but Supply-Side Challenges Persist
Lansing-East Lansing, Mich., is the nation’s most affordable major housing market while Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., is the least affordable major housing market.
Podcast: Supply Chain, Infrastructure and Climate Change Dominate Headlines
Hear the latest on the supply chain crisis, the infrastructure bill, and the results from the recent Virginia and New Jersey elections. Plus, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Immediate Past Chair Greg Ugalde give an update on their time at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to advocate on behalf of the housing industry.
House Passes Infrastructure Bill, Measure Includes NAHB Win on CIAC
The House late last night passed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill approved by the Senate and President Biden will sign the measure into law shortly. The vote was 228-206, with 13 Republicans joining a majority of Democrats to get the measure across the finish line. Six Democrats voted against it.
Prospective Buyers Frustrated by Bidding Wars, but Continue to Search
For only the third time in the history of NAHB’s Housing Trends Report, the top reason buyers are struggling to buy a home is because they are getting outbid.
Global Housing Leaders Discuss Housing Affordability in Special NAHB Webinar
Housing leaders from across the world met to discuss housing affordability in a recent shop talk hosted by NAHB.
More Buyers Believe Housing Affordability is Worsening
Buyers’ perceptions of housing affordability have deteriorated for three straight quarters, indicating that double-digit home price hikes over the past year have more than offset the positive impact that low interest rates had over the same time period.
Podcast: Industry Leaders Tackle Supply Chain, Infrastructure Questions
On the latest episode of NAHB’s Housing Developments podcast, CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin welcome special guest Trey Northrup, CEO of LIXIL Americas, to discuss supply chain issues, labor shortages, appliance demand, infrastructure and more.
