Single-Family Builders: Tell Us How Rising Costs Are Impacting Your Bottom Line

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Builders’ bottom lines across the country are being squeezed by rising material, labor and land costs. NAHB’s Economics team is in the process of measuring the impact of increased costs on builders’ profitability. And we need your help.

NAHB is seeking data from single-family builders to produce average profit benchmarks for the industry. Specifically, the Economics team is requesting data concerning your company’s 2023 Income Statement and Balance Sheet. This information will remain completely confidential and only NAHB’s small research team will see the data.

Industry averages will be published in the next edition of the Builders’ Cost of Doing Business Study. You can see a summary of past results here. The book will retail to NAHB members for $79.95, but respondents will receive a free electronic copy. In addition, 10 participants will win a complimentary subscription to NAHB’s housing forecast service (valued at $1,095).* 

Look for an email from ‘NAHB Survey’ with a link to the survey. Thank you in advance for completing it. 

To receive a confidential link, please email Rose Quint, NAHB’s AVP for Survey Research.

*If you do not wish to complete the survey but want to be entered to win, enter your name here.

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