Multifamily Decline Pushes Nationwide Housing Starts Down 14.4 Percent in...
Washington, D.C.—Led by a steep 31.7 percent decline in multifamily production, nationwide housing starts fell 14.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 956,000 units in August, according to...
View ArticleNew-Home Sales Top 500,000 in August, Highest Level Since 2008, Says NAHB
Washington, D.C.—Sales of newly built, single-family homes increased 18 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units in August, the highest level in six years, according to...
View ArticleNationwide Housing Starts Top 1 Million for Third Time this Year, Says NAHB
Washington, D.C.—For the third time this year, nationwide housing starts surpassed the million-mark, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and...
View ArticleEconomy Watch: Seniors Housing Builders More Optimistic
By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor Builder confidence in the seniors housing market was up again in the third quarter, according to the latest survey by the National Association of Home Builders,...
View ArticleNAHB Announces Best of 50+ Housing Awards Finalists
Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for NAHB’s 2015 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, the premier design and marketing competition for the 50+...
View ArticleEconomy Watch: Homebuilders Still Optimistic, Says NAHB
By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor During the worst of the recession, the confidence of homebuilders nationwide was absolutely crushed, at one point reaching 9 on the National Association of...
View ArticleEconomy Watch: How to Put Homebuilding Back on Track
By Dees Stribling, Contributing Editor Homebuilders aren’t pessimistic these days, but they aren’t overly optimistic about the state of their business either. Builder confidence in the market for newly...
View ArticleAV Homes Kicks Off 2015 with Six National Industry Honors
Orlando, Fla.—AV Homes, a builder of resort-style homes and communities in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina, was recently honored with five Best of 50+ Housing Awards by the National Association of...
View ArticleLakisha Woods Named NAHB Chief Marketing Officer
Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced the promotion of veteran staff member Lakisha Woods, CAE to chief marketing officer. This position will oversee all...
View ArticleSheila Miller Named Head of NAHB’s Multifamily Group
Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that Sheila Miller has been named its new vice president of multifamily and 55+ housing. Miller comes to NAHB with over 20...
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Market Pulse for September 2015
For questions on the Market Pulse section, contact Suzann Silverman at ssilverman@cpexecutive.com. Building Materials: The price of inputs to construction fell by 3 percent on a not seasonally adjusted...
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Multifamily Developers Hampered by Regulation-Related Costs: NMHC
More than 40 percent of multifamily development costs derive from regulations imposed by all levels of government. That’s the finding of a new report released late last week by the National Multifamily...
View ArticleTakeaways From the 2023 Builders’ Show
Multi-Housing News caught up with Bob Landis, senior vice president of syndication at CAHEC, at the 2023 NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Landis shared his takeaways following NAHB’s...
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Creating BTR Communities for the Workforce
Today’s economic realities make it especially challenging for built-to-rent home developers looking to build a no-frills product for the cost-conscious renter. We’re talking about communities that...
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How Trump 2.0 Could Impact Affordable Housing
As the multifamily industry prepares for a second Trump administration, officials are cautiously optimistic and similarly expressing concern about its implications for affordable housing. On the...
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2025 Policy Preview: How State, Local Issues Will Impact Affordable Housing
This past election season put housing—particularly the critical lack of affordable housing—in the spotlight. Multifamily industry officials couldn’t be more pleased. J.P. Delmore “We want everyone...
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NAHB Special Report: Stabilized Construction Rates on the Way
Molly Boesel of CoreLogic (left) and Danushka Nanayakkara-Skillington of NAHB (right) delivered their 2025 multifamily outlook at the International Builders’ Show. Photo by Diana Mosher The Trump...
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How Tariffs and Labor Shortages Will Thwart Housing Production
Photo by Shwart Stock/iStockphoto.com Construction costs have risen 30 to 50 percent since 2020, depending on the location and asset class, according to the National Association of Home Builders. And...
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