Introducing HousingEconomics.com 'News and Alerts'

Welcome to HousingEconomics.com News and Alerts. This is a new service for our subscribers and for NAHB members who want to receive news and alerts about our latest economic analysis, release of key data, and Housing Forecasts reports posted at www.HousingEconomics.com. 

HousingEconomics.com News and Alerts will be sent everytime we release important Housing Economics reports such as: 

• Housing Starts Forecasts by State, Metro Forecasts, Remodeling, Non-residential Forecasts and Long-Term Forecast
• The Seiders’ Report (monthly)
• Housing Market Statistics
• Building Permits and Employment data by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

HousingEconomics.com News and Alerts is an important part of our commitment to provide more value to our subscribers and members, further streamlining our operation and giving you the information you need.

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Housing Starts and Housing Market Statistics

Housing Starts  for January 2006
DATE	CURRENT	LAST	% Change
02/16/2006	2.276 M	1.988 M	+ 14.5%

Read the full report and download data for Housing Starts & Building Permits.

Read the NAHB press release.

Subscribers  click here to print all the Housing Market Statistics

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The Seiders' Report

Home sales and housing starts/permits have come off their 2005 highs, and surveys of builders and lenders confirm an evolving slowdown. However, home builders are “fighting back” as demand ebbs by trimming prices, changing production mix, and strengthening non-price sales incentives.

Subscribers  click here to read the full report.

Building Permits & Employment by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)

Building Permits and Employment data by Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) are available for download (Excel tables).

Want to Know the Housing Starts Through 2014?

The Long-Term Forecast includes the following:

• Households and Vacant Housing
• Replacement
• GDP and the Labor Force
• Inflation and Interest Rates Mortgage Rates
• Structure Types and Real Value of Construction
• Plus full downloadable Excel tables 

 Executive-Level only

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Construction Forecast Conference — Spring 2006

Will the housing sector follow an orderly “simmering down” pattern for 2006, or is housing a downside risk for the economy?

Which building materials are stable, and which are subject to price hikes, supply shortages and international pressures?

This semiannual conference provides an outstanding opportunity to learn more about economic trends, government policies, and developments in the housing industry. Panels of nationally recognized experts will discuss the Outlook for the Economy and Housing, the Regional Housing Outlook, and the results from NAHB's recent surveys.

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Housing & Economic Outlook Seminar at the 2006 International Builders' Show

Where will the economy go in 2006? This seminar focused on the state of the nation's economy and its impact on housing. Nationally known economists discussed the outlook for employment, prices and financing for both the long and short-term. The Economic seminar was presented at the International Builders Show in January in Orlando, Fla.

The speakers at this Economic Seminar were:

• David Seiders, NAHB's Chief Economist and Senior Staff Vice President.
• David Berson, Fannie Mae's Vice President/Chief Economist.
• Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's Chief Economist.  

 Executive-Level only

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IBS Seminars: House of the Future, The Remodeling Market & Home-Building Consolidation Industry

Here you will find the IBS seminars such as: House of the Future, The Remodeling Market and Consolidation of the Home-Building Industry, presented at the International Builders Show in Orlando. These educational seminars were presented by Gopal Ahluwalia, Staff Vice-President for Research at the National Association of Home Builders, Economics Group.

Click here to download the Power Point Presentations.

Calendar for Key Data Releases for March 2006

Mark your calendar for all of  the housing industry key data and primary indicators for March 2006.

Click here to print the schedule of release dates for economic indicators. (PDF)