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2023 Design Trends Highlight Post-Pandemic Shifts and Affordability Struggles

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The decrease in new home size reflects the escalation of home prices in 2022 and builders scaling back to try to meet demand,” said Rose Quint, NAHB assistant vice president of survey research. NAHB is affiliated with 700 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB Category Premium

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How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability

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Stringent residential design standards imposed by local governments are affecting housing costs; the impact of new residential construction on the broader economy (chart). NAHB Housing Policy Briefing. Requiring specific, expensive materials for fencing. The Dollar Value of Building Products in New Construction.

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being. Last year, members of Associated Builders and Contractors , a national trade association representing the nonunion construction industry, invested $1.6 Construction Worker Suicide: A Fragile Balance. Fri, 08/05/2022 - 07:00.

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Why Builders Wait to See Lower Lumber Prices

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NAHB Policy Brief | Lumber prices have moderated, but lower costs haven't worked their way to builders; New home prices too expensive for lower-income households. The disparity between actual new-home prices and consumer expectations illustrates how buyers in the lower quartile have been squeezed out of the market for new construction.

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What’s Behind the Softwood Lumber Price Spike?

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is asking the U.S. The NAHB asked President Trump in August to take prompt action on lumber-supply shortages and soaring prices and also urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based

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