Builder Confidence Falls on Tariff, Housing Cost Concerns

Builder sentiment fell sharply in February over concerns on tariffs, elevated mortgage rates and high housing costs, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported.

Homebuilder Confidence Edges Higher Despite Affordability Headwinds

With inflation gradually easing and builders anticipating mortgage rates will moderate, builder sentiment moved higher for a second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.