NAHB
NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) is a trade association that helps promote the policies that make housing a national priority. Since 1942, NAHB has been serving its members, the housing industry, and the public at large.
Contact:
Ann Marie Moriarty
202-266-8350
Diverse Group Calls on CFPB to Create Broad QM Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A diverse group of 33 lenders, housing professionals, consumer advocates and civil rights organizations came together today to call on the CFPB to issue broadly defined and clear Qualified Mortgag...
Mortgage Interest Deduction Softens Blow as “Tax Day” Approaches
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- With the April 17 tax-filing deadline right around the corner, the most important tax deduction for tens of millions of middle-class families could be on the chopping block as early as next year
101 Housing Markets on Improving List in April
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 5, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The list of housing markets showing measurable improvement expanded slightly to include 101 metropolitan areas in April, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improv...
Creativity and Cost-Savings Measures Reflected in Top New Home Design Trends
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The home building industry celebrates New Homes Month in April by sharing the hottest design trends that will be seen in new homes in 2012. New home buyers will be able to take advantage of emergin...
Former NFL Players, Home Builders Build Sheds and Character with Naples High School Students
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Students at Lely High School’s Construction Academy worked with an unusual team of apprentices for their community service project on March 29. More than 20 former NFL football players from arou...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg on Sen. Barrasso’s Water Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla., today issued the following statements regarding S. 2245, the Preserve Water...
New-Home Sales Decline 1.6 Percent in February
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes slowed 1.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in February, according to data jointly released by HUD and the U.S. Commerce Depa...
Delaware Builder Meets with Fed Chairman and HUD Secretary to Keep Housing a Top...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 22, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Long-time local builder and developer Kevin Kelly, president of Leon N. Weiner and Associates, met recently with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss pr...
National Housing Endowment Invests in Construction Management Programs with 2012 HELP Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Students at two universities will benefit from improved residential construction management programs due to grants from the Homebuilding Education Leadership Program (HELP) of the National Housing...
Delaware Builder Meets with Fed Chairman and HUD Secretary to Keep Housing a Top...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Long-time local builder and developer Kevin Kelly, president of Leon N. Weiner and Associates, met recently with HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to discuss pr...
Housing Starts Decline 1.1 Percent in February
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing starts edged down 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department. This was ...
NAHB Green Conference Offers Building Professionals the Tools to Succeed in a Changing Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The green share of new single-family residential construction has grown dramatically—increasing from two percent in 2005 to 17 percent in 2011, according to McGraw-Hill Construction. Builders an...
Builder Confidence Unchanged in March
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in March from a revised level of 28 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Inde...
Ninety-Nine Housing Markets Seen as Improving in March
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The tally of housing markets showing measurable improvement reached 99 in March, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released today...
Media Advisory: NAHB to Host Universal Design Webinar on Wednesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will host a webinar this Wednesday on universal design, including demographics of the market and popular products and designs. Builders and remodel...
Fourth Quarter Indices Show Optimistic Outlook for Apartment and Condominium Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), a leading indicator for the multifamily market released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today, showed steady improvement in the apartment...
Home Builders Announce Housing Finance System Reform Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today announced a new comprehensive framework for housing finance system reform that would transition Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a new mortgage s...
Kentucky and Oregon help local HBAs cash in to Beat 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAHB’s new Beat 2011 program created a lot of excitement for local HBAs. Building on that buzz, some state HBAs are also chipping in to encourage locals to beat their 2011 Builder and Associate m...
NAHB Remodelers Applauds Inhofe Bill to Improve Lead Paint Rule and Reduce Regulatory Burden
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers commended Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) for introducing the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012 (S. 2148) to improve the lead pa...
Louisiana Volunteer Honored with Bill Polley Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michael LeCorgne, an account executive with 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty, has been honored with the Bill Polley/BUILD-PAC Award by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Registration Now Open for the 2012 National Green Building Conference and Expo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Builders, remodelers and other building professionals interested in green building are invited to register for the 2012 National Green Building Conference and Expo. Attendees will have the oppo...
New-Home Sales Virtually Flat in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly-built, single-family homes declined by less than one percent in January from an upwardly revised number in the previous month to hit a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 321,000 ...
New-Home Sales Virtually Flat in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sales of newly-built, single-family homes declined by less than one percent in January from an upwardly revised number in the previous month to hit a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 321,000 ...
NAHB Chair to Speak on DGA Jobs Panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Friday, Feb. 24, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will participate in a panel discussion hosted by Democratic Governors Association on job creation, innovation and economic g...
Statement from NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg on FHFA’s GSE Reform Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla., today issued the following statement regarding the Federal Housing Finan...
Louisiana Remodeler Selected as 2012 NAHB Remodelers Chairman
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- George “Geep” Moore, CGR, CAPS, GMR, and owner/president of Moore-Built Construction & Restoration Inc. in Elm Grove, La., was appointed the 2012 chairman of the National Association of...
Increased Optimism Felt at NAHB’s 2012 International Builders’ Show
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 51,000 builders, remodelers and other members of the home building industry crowded the aisles of the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show (IBS), wh...
Housing Starts Rise 1.5 Percent from Upwardly Revised Numbers in January
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Building on significant upward revisions to numbers for the previous two months, nationwide production of new single-family homes and apartments increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted a...
Housing Affordability Reaches Record Level as Tight Credit Conditions Impede Housing Market
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nationwide housing affordability, as measured by the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), rose to a record level during the fourth quarter of 2011,...
Delaware Builder Elected to Leadership of NAHB
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kelly, a Delaware builder and developer with more than 30 years of experience in the building industry, was elected as the 2012 Second Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Associati...
