Faltering builder confidence a "clear sign of a slowing housing market"
NAHB provides insight into what's happening to housing market optimism
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NAHB provides insight into what's happening to housing market optimism
Washington, DC, June 15, 2022—In a troubling sign for the housing market, builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes posted its sixth straight monthly decline in June, falling two points to 67, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released.
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