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Author: Onnah Dereski

Onnah Dereski is the manager of Economic Services at NAHB. Onnah coordinates internal and external communications for the Economics team. She manages departmental budgeting, and oversees logistics for economist travel and meetings. Onnah edits and maintains NAHB’s economics blog and website, and creates monthly Eye on Housing Highlight videos. She also provides members and others stakeholders resources, guidance, and education on economic services and data offerings. Prior to this role, Onnah worked for NAHB Member Services as a 20 Clubs facilitator. She earned her bachelor's degree in business from Hope College in Holland, Mich., her home state.

Home Price Growth Slowing 

Home prices remain elevated but price growth continues to decelerate, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI) recent release. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller HPI (seasonally adjusted) reached

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Where are Laundry Rooms Located? 

In 2023, the majority of homes started featured laundry connections on the first floor (72%), according to the Census’s Survey of Construction. Laundry located on the second floor or higher

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Home Price Gains Continue to Slow

Home price growth continues to decelerate, according to the recent release of the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index (HPI). The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller HPI increased at a seasonally adjusted

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Homes Built in Age-Restricted Communities 

Of the roughly 950,000 single-family and 470,000 multifamily homes that started construction in 2023, 49,000 (30,000 single-family and 19,000 multifamily) were built in age-restricted communities, according to NAHB tabulation of data

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HVAC in New Construction 2023

Almost all new single-family homes that started construction in 2023 used either an air/ground source heat pump or a forced air system (without heat pump) for the primary heating system

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Home Price Growth Slows Down in April

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (HPI) increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.18% for April. This was following a revised rate of 3.69% in March.

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Slower Gains for Consumer Credit

Total outstanding US debt stood at $5.05 trillion for the first quarter of 2024, increasing at an annualized rate of 1.86% (SA), according to the Federal Reserve’s G.19 Consumer Credit

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Home Price Growth Slows in March

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index (HPI) increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.65% for March.  This was following an adjusted 6.42% rate gain for

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Increasing the Market for Green Building

Building upon our exploration of green building trends, major practices, and resilience strategies based on The Building Sustainably: Green & Resilient Single- Family Homes 2024 SmartMarket Brief, this article now

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Green Building: Resiliency Practices

Green homes go beyond lessening their environmental impact; they also actively mitigate the effects of the environment upon them. All homes can face damage from environmental hazards, prompting builders to

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Green Building: Top Practices

An earlier post based on the report The Building Sustainably: Green & Resilient Single- Family Homes 2024 SmartMarket Brief focused on the prevalence of green home building. This post will

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