National Association of Home Builders

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Three-month moving averages help trends show through month-to-month volatility in housing production. Single-family stands at 685,000, a post-recession high. The three-month moving average for total starts hit 1.034 million – also a post-recession high.

Housing Construction on Upward Trajectory Despite Drop in November Housing Starts

Builder Confidence Down Slightly in December

Real U.S. GDP Estimates, 2007 to Present

Third-Quarter U.S. GDP Revised Up for Strongest 6 Months in a Decade

Issuance of U.S. housing permits was up 4.8% to an annual rate of 1,080,000 units in October, the eighth month out of ten that permits have been over 1 million.

October Single-Family US Housing Starts Up 4.2% Despite Overall Drop

Blue line: NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a measure of builder confidence in current single-family home sales and expectations for the next six months. Red line: single-family housing starts.

Builder Confidence Rises in November

59 of 350 Metro Areas Returned to or Exceeded Normal Economic, Housing Activity Levels in Q3 2014

Single-Family Housing Production Predicted to Take Off in 2015

Issuance of building permits gained 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.018 million units in September. Multifamily permits rose 4.8% to a 394,000-unit pace while single-family permits slipped 0.5% to 624,000 units.

Housing Starts Top One-Million Pace for Third Time in 2014

Builder Confidence Falls After Four Consecutive Months of Gains

Despite August's 14.4% decline in U.S. housing starts to a seasonally adjusted annual rate to 956,000 units, housing production remains 8.0% above the pace set in August 2013.

Plunging Multifamily Starts Drag Housing Down 14.4% in July

Builder Confidences Rises for Fourth Consecutive Month in September 2014

Growth bounced back strongly from the 2.1% contraction in the first quarter, with all sectors contributing.

Revised GDP Growth Estimate Up from Previous Estimate in Q2 2014

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