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Time to Bring Housing Home to Elected Officials

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NAHB is promoting "Bringing Housing Home," an outreach for builders to meet and contact their elected officials about issues affecting the industry. Chuck Fowke, NAHB Chairman. Fighting to keep housing a priority in Congress is at the core of what we do at the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ).

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Rising Interest Rates Send Housing Affordability to 10-Year Low

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Building material supply chain disruptions, high inflation, and soaring home prices have sent housing affordability to its lowest level since the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) began tracking it in 2012, NAHB reports. According to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI), just 42.2%

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Housing Affordability Dips in First Quarter

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Housing affordability slipped slightly from the fourth quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021 due to building material costs, supply shortages, and mortgage rate increases, says the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index found 63.1% income of $79,900.

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Home Affordability Falls in the Second Quarter

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median income fell sharply from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2021. The National Association of Home Builders says building material costs, high demand, and low inventory have pushed home prices up by tens of thousands of dollars. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index found 63.1% percent from the rate of 2.96

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Solutions to Housing Affordability

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One side was summarized by “Deregulate construction, deregulate banking, deregulate oil exploration, freeze environmental regulations, and stop raising taxes,” while the opposite end of the spectrum can be characterized by “Housing [that] enjoys government preference [if sold] only to urban, low-income families.”.

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Most Buyers Say They Want Energy-Efficient Windows

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This resulted when the NAHB questioned buyers on window characteristics. Floor-to-ceiling windows, a new featured added to NAHB’s home buyer preference survey in 2020, were rated essential or desirable to slightly less than half (48 percent) of home buyers.

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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership

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Incoming NAHB Chairman Jerry Konter on Regaining a Culture of Membership. as well as serving in various roles in his local NAHB chapter. as well as serving in various roles in his local NAHB chapter. Pro Builder: What are your goals as NAHB chairman in 2022? PB: You’ve come up through the ranks of NAHB leadership.

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