National Association of Home Builders

Washington, DC 20005

Strong Multifamily Sector Pushes Building Permits Above 1 Million in October

New, Single Family Housing Market Builder Confidence Unchanged in November

Developers' Multifamily Sentiment Dips but Remains Positive

10222013 Nahb Spending 11196882

Residential Construction Spending Hits Highest Level Since August 2008

Builder Confidence Dips Slightly in October

Exposure to airborne silica dust can occur in operations involving cutting, sawing, drilling and crushing of concrete, brick, block and other stone products.

Proposed Silica Rule Causes Concern

The U.S. national housing market registers at .85 on the October 2013 Leading Markets Index. It suggests the housing market is at about 85% of its pre-recession norm. The index is calculated based on housing starts, housing prices, and employment.

52 US Housing Markets Have Returned to Pre-Recessionary Norms

Now that housing has entered a new stage in the healing process, local economic conditions are dictating the pace of recovery.

Housing Recovery Picks Up Steam

NAHB Fall Construction Forecast Webinar

New Home Sales Rise in August

Total construction starts at an annual pace of 883,000 units is 19 percent above that level measured a year ago, in August of 2012. Single-family starts carried the month's increase with a 7-percent jump from July, and single family permits increased 3 percent.

Single-Family Production Pushes Housing Starts Up in August

Builder Confidence Steady After Four Months of Improvement

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