According to the latest release of NAHB’s 55+ Housing Market Index, builder confidence in the 55+ housing market was up again in the third quarter. Eye On Housing excitedly reports that the single-family 55+HMI jumped nine points from the third quarter of 2013, to 59—the...
NAHB recently conducted a survey on what current homebuyers consider important. In-home elevators ranked extremely low on the list; however builders are using their own intuition as aging in place becomes more and more popular. Baby boomers now represent the largest age group in the country,...
According to the NAHBs latest 55+ Housing Market Index and eyeonbuilding.org, builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market for the first quarter of 2014 is at its highest. Compared to the first quarter of 2013, the single-family index increased 4 points to a level of...
A recent survey by the NAHB reveals what prospective new-home buyers desire—and what they’re willing to pay for it. As the economy recovers pent-up demand is released and we see housing markets stabilize. As builders and buyers return, they are asking the next logical question: what...
The second edition of the National Association of Home Builders/ First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), has been released, showing 23 individual housing markets now qualify as "improving" under the new gauge's parameters. According the NAHB, this is nearly double the 12 housing markets that...
According to the NAHB, Congress and the Administration continue to debate potential reforms of the housing finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. But will these new policies further destabilize the struggling housing market? The NAHB believes the proposed rules contain a harshly narrow definition of...
According to the NAHB, newly built, single-family home sales hit a record low in February, declining by 16.9 percent to be exact. These numbers reflect the continued uncertainty of consumers in the overall economy, not just that housing recovery is hesitating. While the ...
So what’s one of the top desires Generation Y homebuyers have for their next home? You can probably guess it, walkability. This truth was recently reinforced at a NAHB conference in Orlando. Not only does Generation Y want to be able to walk to...