Builders Urge Congress to Restore Flow of Credit to Housing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Restoring the flow of acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) lending that has been choking off credit for home builders and impeding job growth took center stage today as 500 builders from across the country converged on Capitol Hill for the annual NAHB Legislative Conference.”Our message to Congress is simple and straightforward,” said NAHB Chairman Bob Nielsen, a home builder from Reno, Nevada. “Unless we resolve the ongoing credit problems for home builders – the vast majority who are small business owners who employ less than 10 workers – the industry will lose even more jobs, resulting in longer-term economic damage.”