NAHB Reports Builder Sentiment Rises Above Breakeven Point

Strong demand and mortgage rates below last fall’s cycle peak helped push builder sentiment above a key marker in March, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index reported Monday.

Home Builder Sentiment Dips Again: NAHB

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell six points to 34 in November, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the fourth consecutive monthly drop in builder confidence.

New Home Lot Supply Falls to Record Low

The supply of single-family lots ready for homebuilders to build on fell to a new low in the third quarter, reported Zonda, Newport Beach, Calif.