2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (373+ words) Mortgage application activity decreased month-over-month as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose. The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of total mortgage application volume, declined 4. 3% from February on a seasonally adjusted basis but remained 30. 8% higher than a…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (19+ words) Eye On Housing To schedule a presentation for your group email econ@nahb. org....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (451+ words) According to the government's occupational classification system, the construction industry employs workers across roughly 390 occupations. Of these, only 28 are construction trades, yet these workers account for about 60% of the total construction labor force. The remaining workers are in finance, sales,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (265+ words) Wage growth slowed in March, with average hourly earnings rising 3. 5% year-over-year. This pace is 0. 7 percentage points lower than a year ago. Importantly, wage growth has been outpacing inflation for nearly two years, which typically occurs as productivity increases. Despite March's…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (178+ words) Eye On Housing Mortgage rates, which dipped below 6% in February, climbed back up to end the month just under 6. 4%. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6. 18% in March, 13 points (bps) higher than February. The average 15-year rate also…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (501+ words) Consumer confidence in March rose to a three-month high as consumers" improved view of current business and labor market conditions outweighed weaker future expectations. Despite the increase, consumers remained concerned as inflation expectations surged to a seven-month high due to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (303+ words) Private residential construction spending declined 0. 8% in January 2026, following two months of gains. This decline was driven by lower spending across single-family, multifamily construction, and home improvement. "Despite the monthly decline, total residential construction spending remained 2. 3% higher than a year ago....

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (153+ words) The number of open jobs for the overall economy declined in February, falling from 7. 24 million in January to 6. 88 million in February. The February reading was down from a year ago (7. 24 million) due to a cooling labor market. Previous NAHB analysis…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (401+ words) Eye On Housing NAHB HBGI: Micro Markets Lone Bright Spot for Single-Family Building in Fourth Quarter Single-family construction declined further in the fourth quarter in all but sparsely populated micro counties, according to the NAHB Home Building Geography Index (HBGI)....

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (15+ words) State/Local Property Tax Revenue Rises Past $210 billion in the Fourth Quarter'Eye On Housing...