After several years of sharp swings, the housing market entering 2026 looks less volatile. For buyers, the story is one of gradual thaw – bringing more stability, more options, and clearer decision-making. Mortgage rates have come down from their 2023 and 2024 highs, inventory is improving, and builders are adapting. At the same time, affordability…
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The ongoing housing affordability crisis across the country is having a significant impact on how a large portion of Americans are living, budgeting and planning for their futures. With a nationwide shortage of approximately 1.5 million housing units, home prices and rent have both increased – up 26% and 47%, respectively, since 2020 – according to the latest…
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NAHB continually tracks the latest lumber prices and futures prices, and provides an overview of the behaviors within the U.S. framing lumber market. The information is sourced each week using the Random Lengths Framing Lumber Composite which is comprised using prices from the highest volume-producing regions of the U.S. and Canada. A summary of other…
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Share of Young Adults Living With Their Parents Drops to Decade Low Despite record high inflation rates, rising interest rates and worsening housing affordability, young adults continued to move out of parental homes in 2022. According to NAHB’s analysis of the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS), the share of young…
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For the third consecutive quarter, single-family growth rates were negative for all geographic sectors of the nation, as exurban areas posted the largest increase in market share for both single-family and multifamily construction, according to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) for the third quarter…
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