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If I had to choose just a couple of words to characterize the housing environment in 2006, they would be “change” and “challenge.”
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Suppose you had exactly one minute to turn a “looker” into a “buyer.” What would you say? Would you talk about the quality of the homes you build, the upscale amenities you offer, or the community's great location, location, location? Under normal market conditions, any of those might close the...
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THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT THE HOUSING market is winding down from the record sales and production levels of recent years. Sales and starts are down; interest rates are up; inventories of unsold homes are up; and cancellations are on the rise.
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ONE OF THE NAHB'S MOST IMPORTANT LONG-TERM endeavors is the effort to ensure that all Americans can achieve the goal of “a decent home and a suitable living environment,” which Congress set forth in the landmark Housing Act of 1949.
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IT'S NOT AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY THAT HOME builders are extraordinarily generous and caring people. In just the past five years, the housing industry has donated more than $12 million to help people rebuild their homes and their lives following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Indian Ocean tsunami...
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AS PRESIDENT OF THE NAHB, I AM ALWAYS pleased to let members know about the products and professional services that we provide. Our mission is to serve the home building industry, and the career center and conferences mentioned below are proof positive that we are fulfilling that mission.
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A RECENT DECISION BY THE EPA WILL PROMOTE housing affordability and is a victory for home builders, the environment, and home buyers. It also provides an excellent example of how grassroots activism can result in significant dividends for NAHB members.
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WHEN THE HISTORY OF U.S. HOUSING IS written, 2006–2007 is likely to be characterized as a watershed, marking the start of an era when green building moved into the home builder mainstream, according to a new study by the NAHB and Mc-Graw-Hill Construction. By 2007, the study finds, almost...
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THE HOUSING MARKET HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO homeowners in recent years. Most markets have seen significant increases in property values; nationwide, homeowners now have more than $11 trillion in equity. The homeownership rate has also increased, and more than two-thirds of the population now own their...
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You would think that, by now, government officials would understand this simple equation: More regulation equals higher housing prices and lower affordability. Yet year after year—and despite numerous government and independent studies documenting how much regulation adds to the cost of new housing...