August 12, 2024 | Eye On Housing

Most NAHB Builders are Small Businesses

Paul EmrathAugust 12, 2024August 12, 202404 mins

The majority of NAHB builder members are small businesses, according to the annual census of its members NAHB has been conducting since 2008. The most recent installment of the census was conducted at the end of 2023 and covered business activity through 2023. The census shows that, on average, NAHB builders started 59.2 homes in…

Wood-Framed Home Share Decreased in 2023

Jing FuAugust 12, 2024August 12, 202402 mins

Wood framing remains the most dominant construction method for completed single-family homes in the U.S., according to NAHB analysis of 2023 Census Bureau data. For 2023 completions, 93% of new homes were wood-framed, another 7% were concrete-framed homes, and less than half a percent were steel-framed. On a count basis, there were 930,000 wood-framed homes…