Critical Home Repairs Delayed Because of Sky-High Lumber Prices
By NAHBNOW News As lumber prices remain sky high, home-building activities continue to suffer across all aspects of the industry — including remodeling projects. Home owners have had an opportunity...
Recent Rise in Interest Rates Has Priced Out More Than 1.3 Million Households
By NAHBNOW News The recent rise in mortgage interest rates during the past two months has priced more than 1.3 million households out of the market for a median priced home, according to analysis by...
Adding Value to Post-2020 Housing Construction – One Member’s Take
By Owen P. Meyer, AIA, NCARB - Froogel Architects, PLLC As the remarkable year of ‘2020’ came and went, homeowners across the U.S. developed a deeper relationship with their homes, thus getting a...
NAHB Spearheads Coalition Effort on Lumber
By NAHBNOW News In an effort led by NAHB, more than 35 organizations today sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo urging the secretary to turn her “immediate attention to an issue...
2021 March Newsletter
Record-High Lumber Prices Add $24K to the Price of a New Home
By NAHBNOW News Lumber prices have skyrocketed more than 180% since last spring, and this price spike has caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $24,386 since April 17,...