Sixty-two percent of ADU projects cost $150,000 or more, which is more than double the share in Q1 2019 (28%). According to NAHB’s Remodeling Input Price Index (RIPI), input costs for remodelers are ...

The share of new homes with decks inched upward, from an all-time low of 17.4% in 2024 to 17.8% in 2025, according to NAHB tabulation of data from the HUD/Census Bureau Survey of Construction (SOC).

Over the 12 months ending in September, total nonfarm employment increased by 496,000 jobs nationwide, representing a 0.3% gain. Job gains ranged from 400 in Hawaii to 154,300 in Texas. Collectively, ...

In 2025, approximately 30,000 single-family homes were built using modular (14,000) and panelized/pre-cut (16,000) construction methods, out of 975,000 completed single-family homes. It is worth ...

Diversifying the construction labor force remains a key priority amid persistent skilled labor shortages. According to NAHB analysis of the 2024 American Community Survey, non-Hispanic White workers ...

Multifamily starts, which include apartment buildings and condominiums, decreased 6.7% from August to September to an annualized 362,000 pace. The three-month moving average for multifamily ...

Rising mortgage rates, energy and material costs, and worsening labor and lot conditions have pushed builder sentiment to a 14-year low.

Over the first eight months of the year, the number of single-family permits issued nationwide reached 620,558. Compared with the same period in 2025, this represents a 2.6% decline from the August ...

The benefits of homeownership also extend beyond individual households. Because homeowners have a financial stake in their properties and tend to have longer-term ties to their neighborhoods, ...