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Yet another special interest group is lining up to ask for a share of the seemingly bottomless Washington cornucopia according to an article Monday morning in The Wall Street Journal. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) is ramping up a campaign to lobby for a $250 billion stimulus package which they are calling " Fix Housing First ." The Association maintains that the financial markets won't improve until the decline in housing prices stops. The package they are requesting...

It probably isn't startling news, but as Americans are cutting back on spending for non-essentials such as vacations and electronics, they are also spending a lot less on spiffing up or even maintaining their homes. The National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ) released its Remodeling Market Index (RMI) on Tuesday and it showed a significant decline in the current market conditions' indicator for the third quarter of 2008. The measure of current market conditions declined to 33.5 from...

A report from Wells Fargo and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) suggests that homebuilders were even more pessimistic in July as the housing market index fell two points to 16, creating a new historic low in the 22-year index.

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has called on Congress to quickly enact a second round of economic stimulus programs directed at the housing industry.

Speaking for the Association, Chief Economist David Seiders told the Senate Finance Committee last week that "The U.S. housing market now is in the contraction phase of the most pronounced housing cycle since the Great Depression. Congress can, and should, do more..."

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There is an old Western expression that a person's mood is "lower than a snake's belly." Well lift up that snake and you just might find a home builder under it.

NAHB Chief Economist David Seiders said, "Consumers are still trying to sort out market realities and get the best deals they can. Many prospective buyers may very well have unrealistic expectations regarding new-home prices as well as..."

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in partnership with Bank of America Home Equity recently completed a study that should be of interest to home owners and home buyers, especially those that are buying or living in homes that have been around for a while.

According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau Housing Survey, there are 124.3 million homes in the U.S. housing inventory with a median age of 32 years.

Data from the survey is reported several ways...

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Several key players have rung in on the decision by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) to retain limits on the mortgage portfolios owned by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

"This emergency measure is not only important to restore confidence in the mortgage market for current and aspiring home buyers, but it would also allow Fannie and Freddie to engage in subprime foreclosure relief efforts across the country before the 'October surprise' of subprime resets further shocks the mortgage markets."

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The National Association of Home Builders sponsors an economic publication for the housing industry which publishes at HousingEconomics.com. In mid-July it released a study on Metropolitan Area House Prices and Affordability written by Elliot F. Eisenberg, Ph.D.

One cannot deny that the study is self-serving, but the findings are at least a little revealing of some of the reasons that housing prices, particularly of new houses, continue to climb in a tough market.

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