The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. NAHB is affiliated with 700 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB’s builder members will construct about 80 percent of the new housing units projected for this year.
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US Department of Labor issues industry-recognized apprenticeship program final rule
The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule that will help expand apprenticeships in the United States by establishing a system for advancing...
Multifamily builder and developer confidence remains unchanged in fourth quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released...
Los Angeles takes top spot as nation’s least affordable housing market
San Francisco, which has been the nation's least affordable major housing market for the past two years, was supplanted by Los Angeles in the fourth quarter...
NAHB testifies house energy bill would harm housing affordability
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today urged the House to oppose to H.R. 3962, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019, warning...
From sea to shining sea
The winners of top honors in the National Association of Home Builders’ 2019 Pillars of the Industry competition are providing new housing for military...
Household formation to fuel multifamily in 2020
Apartment production has returned to pre-recession levels and vacancies are low, but more new apartment homes are needed, according to experts participating in a...
NAHB recognizes top firms in multifamily
At the International Builder’s Show in Las Vegas, the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) presented their Pillars of the Industry awards which recognize firms...
HUD Secretary Ben Carson makes two major announcements at the NAHB International Builders’ Show
When speaking at the 2020 National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson...
High performance building practices prevalent in the residential home building market
Home builders across the country are prioritizing high-performance building practices in their projects, regardless if they consider the home they are building to be green, according...
Housing starts finish 2019 strong
Total housing starts increased 16.9 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.61 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Housing...
New guide provides answers to common code questions
A new guide co-published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) helps industry professional navigate the 2018 International...
Most home building in Millennial areas
The majority of single-family and multifamily housing production in the nation is occurring in counties with the greatest concentration of millennials. However, in a...
Pillars 2020: Stepping it up
The national obsession with counting steps in the pursuit of physical fitness has spawned a plethora of pedometers in the marketplace and a trend...
Developing Expertise
Multifamily professionals who are interested in keeping up with the latest trends in the industry are undoubtedly familiar with NAA’s Apartmentalize and NMHC’s OPTECH...
Lower mortgage rates push housing affordability to highest level in three years
With mortgage rates at a three-year low and a healthy job market, housing affordability rose to its highest level in three years in the...
