Two months ago, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index suffered its biggest one-month drop in history, falling by more than 40 points to an eight-year low. This month, the Index rebounded back into positive territory.
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Home Builder Confidence Rebounds from Historic April Drop
After suffering the largest single-month decline in its history in April, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rebounded in May, sort of.
For Remodeling Market Outlook, an ‘Abrupt About-Face’
The coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on many sectors of the housing market—and according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, the previously solid home remodeling market is about to take a hit as well.
Home Builder Confidence Suffers Historic Drop
The economic effects of the coronavirus clobbered the home building industry this month, with the National Association of Home Builders reporting its Housing Market Index plunged a record 42 points to its lowest reading in nearly eight years.
March Builder Confidence Declines Amid Rising Risks
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 72 in March, the National Association of Home Builders reported yesterday.
February Builder Confidence Dips Slightly, Remains ‘Solid’
Builder confidence for newly built single-family homes fell by one point to 74 in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Builder Confidence Ends Year to Highest Reading Since 1999
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes increased five points to 76 in December off an upwardly revised November reading to its highest reading since June 1999, the National Association of Home Builders reported yesterday.
Signs of Wavering in Remodeling Forecasts
Annual gains in homeowner spending for improvements and repairs are set to “give out” by the second half of next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report from the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
MBA: September New Home Purchase Applications Down 8% from August, Up 34% from Year Ago
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in September fell by 8 percent from August but jumped by 34.2 percent from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported this morning.