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The Official Online Newspaper of NAHB
The following are links to useful information from government agencies and NAHB that will enable you to monitor the housing market.
To access the latest information available, simply click the links.
- U.S. Census Bureau Construction Price Indexes
- NAHB's Housing Forecast
Housing starts, sales and interest rate projections through 2009.
- Latest Home Mortgage Interest Rates
Contains current and historical data on fixed and adjustable mortgage rates. Updated weekly.
- Characteristics of New Housing
Highlights the latest data on new-home characteristics released by the U.S. Census Department. Includes links to the complete Census report and other trends researched by NAHB.
Additional breakouts of this data and other trends researched by NAHB are available at www.nahb.org/constructionstats under “Selected Characteristics of New Housing” (dated 4/3/2008).
- Housing Starts
Updated monthly and based on a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
- New and Existing Home Sales
Updated monthly and based on a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
- New and Existing Single-Family Median Home Prices
Updated monthly.
- Home Price Index
The index measures average home appreciation in more than 250 metropolitan markets. Updated quarterly.
- Metro Home Building Permits
Local and state data on housing construction rates. Updated monthly.
- Employment Trends for Metro/State Markets
Provides metro and state employment data nationwide. Updated monthly.
- Local Economic Impact of Housing
Shows how building 100 homes benefits a typical metropolitan area.
- Home Building’s Direct Impact on the Economy
- Housing’s Contribution to Gross State Product
Measures how much housing contributes to the economic output of each state.
- Housing Market Statistics from HousingEconomics.com
Full array of statistical categories available to NAHB members, a limited number available to non-members.
- In-Depth Analysis from HousingEconomics.com
Full array of analysis of factors affecting housing and the impact on the industry available to NAHB members, a limited number available to non-members.
Register for Fall Construction Forecast Conference Webinar on Oct. 27
The Fall Construction Forecast Conference (CFC) Webinar will feature three distinct perspectives on the housing industry and its near- and long-term future. The webinar will be held from 2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
Speakers David Crowe, NAHB chief economist; Eric Belsky, managing director of Harvard University’s Joint Center For Housing Studies; and Maury Harris, managing director and chief U.S. economist at UBS, will present the latest economic data and opinions in a streamlined, efficient format that will enable attendees to interact directly with them.
The fee is $29.95 for NAHB members and home builders associations and $49.95 for non-members.
To Register
For more information and to register, visit www.nahb.org/cfc.
Visit NAHB’s ‘Eye on Housing’ Blog for the Latest Economics and Housing Policy News and Analysis
Housing and economics followers can get the latest economics and housing policy news, analysis, studies, charts and graphs from NAHB’s free new blog, “Eye on Housing,” at http://eyeonhousing.wordpress.com.
Featuring NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe, as well as observations and comments from NAHB economists Bernie Markstein, Paul Emrath, Robert Dietz, Peter Grist and Robert Denk, the blog also includes links to relevant housing stories and information from other news sources.
Blog entries will be updated on a regular basis as the news related to housing occurs. The blog also will replace the content in NAHB’s Eye on the Economy. While subscribers will still receive their regular issues of Eye on the Economy, the e-newsletter will serve primarily as a digest of the content featured on the "Eye on Housing" blog.
Readers can either visit the free blog directly at http://eyeonhousing.wordpress.com, or subscribe to the RSS feed on the blog to have the latest entries sent to them as they are posted.
Want to Know Your State’s Starts Forecast for 2010-2011?
Find out in HousingEconomic.com’s State Starts Forecast (sample).
The forecasts include downloadable Excel tables of total, single-family and multifamily starts by region and state.
To learn more, visit www.housingeconomics.com.
