Homebuilders

Builders Call For Useful E-Verify
   Hurt by a lack of qualified construction workers in an industry undermined by a five-year housing slump, homebuilders ask Congress to develop a fair and workable E-Verify system to allow hiring of workers without fear of breaking immigration law.
posted 5/17/13 09:50 AM  read complete story

Spiking Labor, Material Costs Hit Builders
   Housing’s recovery hits a slight speed bump with homebuilder confidence dropping a second consecutive month amidst a lack of properties and rising costs of materials and labor, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo confidence index shows in its March
posted 3/19/13 5:19 PM  read complete story

Builders Begin Rebuilding Industry
   Nearly 50,000 homebuilders, contractors, manufacturers, designers, landscape professionals and suppliers gathered for three days in Las Vegas to map strategy for a recovering industry and ponder how to rebuild an industry that has been decimated in the years since the 2007 housing bust. While attendance is up from last year, it is down
posted 2/1/13 09:31 AM  read complete story

Rental Crunch Takes Builder In New Direction
   When a surge in rental demand triggered by the deluge of foreclosures emerged three years ago, homebuilders seized on the opportunity to convert their portfolios of empty new homes from homeownership to rental stock. The homes
posted 1/18/13 09:28 AM  read complete story

Homebuilders Face Lumber Cost Pinch
   Lumber prices have been steadily increasing for several months following rising demand from the surge in housing construction as well as supply demands spurred by international competition. The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy is pushing prices up even further.
posted 11/9/12 11:41 AM  read complete story

Homebuilder Profits On the Rise
   Home construction firms are witnessing an increase in demand, with PulteGroup Inc., the largest homebuilder by revenue, posting an unexpected profit and a 32% increase in orders for the second quarter.
posted 8/22/12 5:08 PM  read complete story

Homebuilders Seek Skilled Labor
   Two-thirds of single-family homebuilders worry they won’t be able to find skilled workers as they prepare for home development in the next year, says a study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders. The trade group says 40% of homebuilders are planning on
posted 7/27/12 10:31 AM  read complete story

Builder Confidence At 10-Year High
   An index of builder confidence in the housing market climbs six points this month, its largest gain since 2002. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo index is at its highest level at 35 since March 2007. The indicator in the national gauge must be 50 or more before
posted 7/18/12 4:43 PM  read complete story

Market Upbeat In Half Of The Country
   Let’s focus on the states showing a sustained increase in home building and sales that contribute to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and allow the remainder of the market to shake itself out. That’s the message of the National Association of Home Builders in its
posted 7/13/12 10:54 AM  read complete story

(GENERATIONAL HOMES) More Socially Efficient Homes At Builders’ Trade Show
   Building on last years’ theme of energy savings and features in new homes, the National Association of Home Builders unveils generational homes at this year’s convention in Orlando.
posted 2/10/12 12:44 PM  read complete story