NationalAssociationOfHomeBuilders Articles

Buyer Interest Leaves Homebuilders Less Gloomy

11:00AM 1/18/2012

U.S. homebuilders are growing less pessimistic about the housing market, despite tighter lending standards that have slowed home sales. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index rose four points to 25 in January. That's the highest level since June 2007. It's just the third time the index has been at 20 or above in two years.

Americans want their government to back housing, poll claims

1:15PM 3/04/2010

By Charles Feldman

Real Estate, Economy, Real Estate, Family Money

Americans can be contradictory creatures: On the one hand, many Americans say they want government off their backs, Washington to be less intrusive in their lives, and more state involvement and less federal. That is, until we get to housing. A new poll from the National Association of Home...

Clock running down on first-time home buyer tax credit

12:00PM 8/04/2009

By Tom Kraeutler

Economy, Credit, Real Estate, Taxes, Family Money

According to a news report by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the clock is running down on the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers. With less than four months to go, builders are urging qualified prospective buyers to start the sales process long before the Nov. 30...