homebuilders

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit a more than two-year high last week, sending mortgage applications down for the third consecutive week.

Construction permits for multifamily housing rose 9% in July compared to June.

New data from the National Home Builders Association shows some optimism in the housing market. But Realtors in markets from Seattle to Miami say the picture on the ground is complicated.

Here’s how home builders in Texas, Georgia and Michigan feel about where the housing market is headed.

A year after the Eaton Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles County, people are still rebuilding — and searching for contractors to do the job.

Elevated interest rates, tariffs, and labor shortages due to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown have left many would-be buyers on the sidelines.

For Canadian lumber — which is most of the lumber in the U.S. — it’s on top of an existing 35% tariff.

The Texas suburbs have been a major driver of home building, but new housing construction in the state has slowed and single-family housing permits are down 8%.

A Realtor.com report finds that both the price and square footage of newly built homes are decreasing in about a quarter of the 100 largest metropolitan areas.

A survey from the National Association of Home Builders found contractors’ expectations fell to their lowest level in more than a year.