9+ hour, 35+ min ago  (383+ words) The latest homeownership rate declined to 65. 3% in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Census's Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). While this was a modest quarterly decrease, the broader picture continues to reflect significant affordability challenges. With mortgage interest rates remaining…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (290+ words) Mapping Housing Constraints and Potential Supply In this analysis, the headship rate is defined as the number of households headed by someone aged 25 to 64 as a share of that population. A lower headship rate may reflect underlying composition of demographics1 or,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (572+ words) U. S. population growth slowed notably in the latest Vintage 2025 population estimates from the U. S. Census Bureau, with the nation expanding by just 0. 5% in 20251, roughly half the pace of the prior year. The deceleration was primarily driven by a sharp decline in net…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (475+ words) Eye On Housing Construction Workforce Shifts: Fewer Tradesmen, More White-Collar Jobs The long-running shift in the construction labor force away from construction trades and toward management, business, and technical roles is ongoing and gaining momentum, according to NAHB's analysis of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (296+ words) Economic uncertainty coupled with rising building material costs and interest rates resulted in a sharp decline in builder sentiment in April as the housing market enters into the heart of the spring buying season. Builder confidence in the market for…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (429+ words) Energy input prices increased in March at their fastest pace since June of 2020 as the conflict in Iran shocked critical global supply chains. Building material prices, excluding energy, rose for the eleventh straight month. Price growth for trade services slowed…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (165+ words) Over the first month of the year, the number of single-family permits issued nationwide reached 62, 034. On a year-over-year basis, this represents a 15. 2 percent decline compared with the January 2025 total of 73, 115. Multifamily permitting activity was essentially flat, with 38, 215 permits issued nationwide,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (555+ words) Eye On Housing Inflation Surged to a Nearly Two-Year High in March Consumer prices surged to a nearly two-year high in March, driven by a spike in energy costs following the onset of the Iran war. This is the first…...

3+ week, 13+ 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…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (19+ words) Eye On Housing To schedule a presentation for your group email econ@nahb. org....