National Association of Home Builders Economic Research Blog
Bedrooms in New Single-Family Homes in 2025
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Three-bedroom single-family homes remained the most common home built with respect to the number of bedrooms. The share of starts for four-bedroom homes declined for the fourth consecutive year but ...
Wood Framing Continues to Dominate Single-Family Construction
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Wood framing continues to dominate the U.S. single-family home construction market, according to NAHB analysis of 2025 Census Bureau data. In 2025, wood framing accounted for 94% of all completed ...
State-Level Employment Situation: August 2026
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State labor markets showed mixed results in August, with nonfarm payroll employment increasing in a majority of states. At the same time, construction employment posted a net gain nationally, although ...
Single-Family Starts Rebound but Market Challenges Persist
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Single-family housing starts rebounded in August, but production remains down 4.7% year to date as builders contend with rising construction costs, lot and labor shortages, and economic uncertainty. Overall housing ...
With Inflation Uptick, Fed Hikes and Signals More to Come
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The Federal Reserve raised the federal funds rate by 25 basis points at the conclusion of its September policy meeting, bringing the target range to 3.75% to 4%. The decision ...
Builder Sentiment Falls on Higher Interest Rates and Costs
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Higher mortgage rates, worsening labor shortages and rising material costs are weighing on builder sentiment. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to 32 ...
Single-Family Permitting Declines Through July as Multifamily Activity Remains Stronger
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Single-family permitting activity continued to weaken through the first seven months of 2026, while multifamily permitting remained stronger compared with the same period last year. Although single-family permits declined in ...