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- Builders’ Guide to Keeping Job Sites and Communities Prepared
September is National Preparedness Month, an annual federal initiative to raise awareness and equip individuals, businesses and communities with the tools they need to prepare for disasters.
- Outdoor Trend: Are Patios on the Decline?
For the first time in 15 years, the share of new homes with patios declined in 2024, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the Survey of Construction.
- Who are NAHB’s Remodeler Members?
Remodelers constitute nearly one quarter of NAHB’s membership. Twenty-one percent of builder members list residential remodeling as their primary business activity in the 2024 Member Census.
- Growth of Revolving Debt Slows, Auto Loan Rates Spike in Q4 2022
The balance of consumer credit outstanding grew 6.5% in the fourth quarter of 2022 (seasonal adjusted annual rate) after climbing 6.7% (SAAR) in the third quarter according to the Federal Reserve’s latest G.19 Consumer Credit report. Revolving debt—which consists primarily of credit card debt—increased at a 12.0% rate, as the level of nonrevolving debt (excluding real
- Mortgage Activity Increases after Dip in Rates
Per the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) survey through the week ending February 3rd, total mortgage activity increased 7.4% from the previous week and the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) rate fell one basis point to 6.18%. The FRM rate has fallen around 100 basis points since October of 2022. The Market Composite Index, a measure
- Age of Housing Stock by State
According to the latest data from the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS), the median age of owner-occupied homes was 40 years. The age of the housing stock is an important remodeling market indicator. Older houses are less energy-efficient than new construction and ultimately will require remodeling and renovation in the future. Moreover, as people use
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