Mon, Mar 18 2019, 10:47 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) held steady in March , after partially recovering from substan...
Tue, Feb 19 2019, 10:33 AM
The Housing Market Index (HMI) continues to recover from the plunge it took in November and December when it dropped an aggregate of 12 points. The Na...
Tue, Feb 19 2019, 8:53 AM
Where’s John Mellencamp when you need him ? Lenders in rural areas know that over half of U.S. farm households lost money farming in the past few year...
Wed, Jan 16 2019, 10:35 AM
After falling an aggregate of 12 points in November and December the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HM...
Mon, Dec 17 2018, 10:47 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) is flirting with the danger zone. Although stressing that the ...
Fri, Dec 14 2018, 11:04 AM
Consistency can be boring, but in crazy times it can also be reassuring, even comforting. While they differ on the specifics, economists, at least tho...
Mon, Nov 19 2018, 10:32 AM
Builder confidence took a steep dive this month, reflecting increasing news of slowing home sales and rising concerns over affordability. The National...
Tue, Oct 16 2018, 10:54 AM
Builder confidence ticked up 1 point in October, rising to 68. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), which produces the NAHB/Wells Fargo H...
Tue, Sep 18 2018, 10:29 AM
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes stabilized a bit in September. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/W...
Mon, Sep 17 2018, 3:11 PM
The robust growth in the economy in the second quarter may be the final peak of this expansion according to Fannie Mae's Economic Development Report f...
Wed, Aug 15 2018, 10:42 AM
Rising concerns about costs and labor shortages continue to take a toll on home builder sentiment according to the August Housing Market Index (HMI). ...
Tue, Jul 17 2018, 10:47 AM
As analysts had expected, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) remained at 68 this month. The readi...
Fri, Jun 22 2018, 12:33 PM
In back-to-back blog posts in the National Association of Home Builder's (NAHB's) Eye on Housing Blog , Paul Emrath details both the extent of the cur...
Mon, Jun 18 2018, 10:22 AM
Builder confidence in the market for new single-family homes ended a three-month slide in May , as the Housing Market Index ticked up two points. This...
Tue, May 15 2018, 10:37 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Wells Fargo said on Tuesday that builder confidence in the new home market ticked up two points o...
Thu, Apr 19 2018, 2:57 PM
The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) is to home remodelers as the Housing Market Index (HMI) is to new home builders. Each is constructed by the National...
Mon, Apr 16 2018, 11:01 AM
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes slipped again in April, edging down 1 point to 69. The National Association of Ho...
Thu, Mar 15 2018, 10:32 AM
Home builder confidence ebbed slightly in March, but according to the National Association of Home Builders, it remains in "strong territory." NAHB's ...
Wed, Feb 21 2018, 11:16 AM
Sales of existing homes fell again in January, the second consecutive month-over-month decline. Sales of pre-owned single-family homes, townhomes, con...
Thu, Feb 15 2018, 10:37 AM
New home builders are looking ahead, and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says this optimism was reflected in its Housing Market Index...
Wed, Jan 17 2018, 10:41 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which hit an 18-year high in December, backed off a bit this ...
Mon, Dec 18 2017, 10:39 AM
Builder confidence shot up in December, reaching the highest level the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has recorded in 18 years . NAHB sa...
Thu, Nov 16 2017, 10:38 AM
Builder confidence increased for the second consecutive month after taking a hit in September from the late summer hurricanes. The National Associatio...
Tue, Oct 17 2017, 10:35 AM
After reacting strongly to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma with a four-point drop in September, the Housing Market Index (HMI) regained its footing in Octo...
Mon, Sep 18 2017, 10:36 AM
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which ravaged Texas and Florida respectively, are taking at least some of the blame for diminishing builder confidence in ...
Tue, Aug 15 2017, 10:31 AM
Builder confidence made a strong comeback this month , surprising analysts and belying some of the gloom expressed by the National Association of Home...
Mon, Aug 14 2017, 10:45 AM
About a month ago, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) seized on the May Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey (JOLTs) report as an indi...
Tue, Jul 18 2017, 10:38 AM
Home builder confidence continues backing down from its post-crisis peak earlier this year, although the National Association of Realtors (NAHB) calls...
Thu, Jun 15 2017, 10:30 AM
Builder confidence in the new home market appeared to take a tumble in June, per the latest survey conducted by the National Association of Home Build...
Mon, May 15 2017, 10:33 AM
Builder confidence just hit its highest level since December , reaching the second highest level since well before the housing crisis began. The Natio...
Mon, Apr 17 2017, 10:44 AM
Even though overall builder confidence retreated from March levels, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called the April reading of the N...
Mon, Mar 20 2017, 3:28 PM
Fannie Mae's March economic forecast was written before the FOMC announced an increase in the fed funds rate last Wednesday. The company's economists ...
Wed, Mar 15 2017, 10:31 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said its new home builder members displayed a surge of confidence this month. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Ho...
Wed, Feb 15 2017, 10:36 AM
Builder confidence in the market for single family homes slid 2 points again in February to a score of 65 on the National Association of Home Builders...
Fri, Jan 20 2017, 2:59 PM
How will the economic philosophy that was altered by the last election actually evolve into policy? The is the question raised by Fannie Mae's Economi...
Wed, Jan 18 2017, 10:39 AM
The Housing Market Index (HMI) backed down a bit from its post-election surge in January, dropping 2 points to a composite reading of 67. The National...
Thu, Dec 15 2016, 11:56 AM
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) soared by 7 points in December, reaching a level of 70, the highest r...
Wed, Nov 16 2016, 3:11 PM
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes was unchanged in November, based on data gathered before the election. The Nation...
Tue, Oct 18 2016, 10:48 AM
The Housing Market Index (HMI), a measure of home builder confidence in the new home market, gave back a bit of its September surge this month. The Na...
Mon, Sep 19 2016, 10:50 AM
After half a year of barely budging the Housing Market Index (HMI ) surged by six points in September. The index, jointly sponsored by the National As...
Mon, Sep 19 2016, 10:19 AM
You’ve made it to “Talk like a Pirate” day. Many lenders are saying, “Arrggghh” when it comes to appraisals. Mike Simmons with Axis AMC put some thing...
Wed, Sep 7 2016, 1:36 PM
So what is going on with residential construction? We hear constantly that inventories are too tight , especially at the lower price levels, new home ...
Mon, Aug 15 2016, 10:32 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) improved slightly in August, but remained within the narrow ra...
Mon, Jul 18 2016, 10:45 AM
Rates have crept back up to pre-Brexit levels. Will the rates borrowers locked in during the last week of June be the stuff of cocktail party bragging...
Mon, Jul 18 2016, 10:26 AM
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said its Housing Market Index (HMI), which it produces in cooperation with Wells Fargo, barely budge...
Thu, Jun 16 2016, 10:31 AM
There was a flicker of life this month in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). After spending fo...
Thu, Jun 16 2016, 10:00 AM
If you’re a loan officer and need some data for a presentation to some real estate agents, here’s a decent source. Using data collected by the U.S. Ce...
Tue, May 17 2016, 8:59 AM
Here’s something the funders can try in the lunch room today: bet a shipper that they can't catch a dropped dollar bill with their fingers.
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Mon, May 16 2016, 10:38 AM
The index that measures builder confidence in the new home market was unchanged in May for the fourth straight month the National Association of H...
Mon, May 16 2016, 9:22 AM
The European Central Bank has been collecting data on cyber-instances at 18 major banks as part of a pilot program that will be expanded to other le...
