Tag: Washington DC
Biden’s veto of Congressional WOTUS resolution a blow to housing affordability
Alicia Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala., today issued the...
SCOTUS grants major victory for property rights
The U.S. Supreme Court announced that two property owners in Montana will have their day in court to prove that the U.S. Forest Service...
Market conditions begin to improve, though costs and delays remain significant
The March edition of the NMHC Quarterly Survey of Apartment Construction & Development Activity once again found small improvements in terms of more limited...
New home sales remain relatively flat in February
Higher mortgage rates and home prices, as well as increased construction costs contributed to lackluster new home sales in February, but signs point to...
NMHC, NAA release apartment industry’s 2023 policy priorities
The nation's housing supply imbalance and related affordability issues top the list of 2023 apartment industry policy priorities released by the National Multifamily Housing...
NAHB releases salary, bonus and benefit data for 39 jobs across the home building...
Throughout the economy and across all sectors, millions of people have quit their jobs looking for better work-life balance, benefits, location or pay—a phenomenon...
Response to reinstatement of 2013 version of Disparate Impact Regulation
Statement from the National Apartment Association (NAA) and the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...
Single-family starts remain lackluster, but expected to begin sustained rebound later this year
Single-family production remained at an anemic pace in February as builders continue to wrestle with elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and tightening credit...
Builder confidence edges higher in March but future outlook uncertain
Although high construction costs and elevated interest rates continue to hamper housing affordability, builders expressed cautious optimism in March as a lack of existing...
NMHC and NAA urge Congress to deploy tax policy to create more affordable housing...
Tax policy is a critical tool that can be used to address the nation’s housing affordability crisis. National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) President Sharon...
Single-family market share continues to shift from large population centers
While nationwide single-family housing starts have slowed in the past year, the largest drop on a percentage basis is occurring in the most dense...
Industry responds to HUD’s decision to lower FHA premiums
NAHB Chairman Alicia Huey Alicia, Huey, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder and developer from Birmingham, Ala.,...
2023 off to a sluggish start for single-family production
Although rising builder sentiment indicates a turning point for housing later this year, lackluster single-family production in January is a sign that the housing...
NMHC and MF associations join together to expand supplier diversity opportunities
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) joined an industry-wide group of seven real estate trade associations to announce a first-of-its-kind alliance to foster supplier...
Housing affordability hits record low but turning point lies ahead
Mirroring a steep rise in mortgage rates that began in the early part of 2022 and coupled with ongoing building material supply chain bottlenecks...
