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Fed Economist Forecasts Uptick in Single-Family Construction

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The housing market may be headed straight for a post-pandemic downturn, but according to Jordan Rappaport, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, an uptick in single-family home building could soon follow. NAHB reports. million, but a number of challenges remain for regional builders across the U.S.,

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. National Association of Home Builders. Affordability. Government + Policy. Multifamily.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

Pro Builder

NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. National Association of Home Builders. Government + Policy. Affordability. Multifamily.

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Electrical Component Shortage Requires Action

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Last October, NAHB joined with two other construction industry groups in writing a letter to the White House and key cabinet secretaries asking the Biden administration to take action on the transformer shortage. Both the NAHB and Fed indices were negative in Q3, indicating tightening credit conditions (see chart, below).