US builders boost spending 1.4 percent in October

Homebuilder confidence rises in May from April

Published: May 15, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, housing market, National Association of Home Builders

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders rebounded this month, reflecting improved sales trends during the spring home-selling season and the strongest outlook for sales over the next six months in more than six years.

US home building is surging, but job growth isn’t

Published: May 9, 2013
Tags: Drywall, home building, homebuilders, housing market, National Association of Home Builders

The resurgent U.S. housing market has sent builders calling again for Richard Vap, who owns a drywall installation company. Vap would love to help. And he would — if he could hire enough qualified people.

State’s homebuilding on the rise

Published: April 28, 2013
Tags: Jerry Deschane, National Association of Home Builders

Wisconsin’s new home market is expected to start picking up across the state after years after slow business for homebuilders.

US housing starts surpass 1 million in March

Published: April 16, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, housing market, National Association of Home Builders

U.S. homebuilders broke the 1 million mark in March, the highest level since June 2008. The gain signals continued strength for the housing recovery at the start of the spring buying season.

Rising costs weigh on US homebuilder confidence

Published: April 15, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, National Association of Home Builders

U.S. homebuilders are concerned that limited land and rising costs for building materials and labor will slow sales in the short term.

Construction industry, unions critical of foreign workers proposal

Published: April 11, 2013
Tags: ABC, American Hotel and Lodging Association, National Association of Home Builders, Obama
Comments: 1

As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there still are some jobs that many never would consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.

US homebuilder confidence dips from a 6-½ year high

Published: February 19, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, National Association of Home Builders

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders slipped this month from the 6-½ year high it reached in January, with many builders reporting less traffic by prospective customers before the critical spring home-buying season.

US homebuilder confidence steady near 7-year high

Published: January 16, 2013
Tags: homebuilders, National Association of Home Builders

Confidence among U.S. homebuilders held steady in January at the highest level in nearly seven years, but builders are feeling slightly less optimistic about their prospects for sales over the next six months.

US new home sales jump to fastest rate in 2½ years

Published: December 27, 2012
Tags: home sales, National Association of Home Builders

Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than 2-1/2 years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery.