EPA Declares Pre-2015 WOTUS Rule Now in Effect

Membership NAHB Mourns the Passing of Past President Shirley McVay Wiseman

Shirley McVay Wiseman, 1989 NAHB president, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23. A pioneer in the home building industry, Wiseman was the first woman elected president of NAHB.

Economics Economic Uncertainty, Affordability Challenges Weigh on New Home Sales

Sales of newly built single-family homes declined 10.5% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, following a sharply upwardly revised June estimate, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The pace of new home sales was 6.3% lower than a year earlier.

Economics Economic Uncertainty, Affordability Challenges Weigh on New Home Sales

Elevated borrowing costs, rising inflation and broad economic uncertainty continue to curb buyer demand and hold back new home sales.

Economics Second Quarter 2026 Multifamily Construction Data

According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased year-over-year during the second quarter of 2026.

Economics Cost of Materials Rises, Especially for Smaller Builders

Material costs increased by 6.7% over the previous year, according to results from the survey for the July 2026 NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).