Builder confidence in US housing market ends 12-month streak of declines
Despite challenges, experts believe a rebound in home building could be underway in 2023
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Despite challenges, experts believe a rebound in home building could be underway in 2023
The Housing Market Index (HMI) from the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB)--typically referred to simply as "builder confidence"--is argued to be both an advance indicator and a lagging indicator depending on who is doing the arguing.  It was more prescient as a harbinger of better times ahead roughly a decade ago, but most recently, it was a bit late to drop compared to New Home Sales. There's more correlation and more sense of it being an advance indicator when comparing it to something more construction-focused such as Housing Starts. Wh...
Construction backlogs rose to nine months last month, according to a member survey from a national trade association.
Homebuilder confidence fell for the eighth straight month in August, with experts blaming elevated mortgage rates and construction expenses for the crisis.
Housing industry continues to be beset by a host of challenges