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NAHB Request Prompts Extended COVID-19 Relief From IRS

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NAHB Request Prompts Extended COVID-19 Relief From IRS. A recent announcement by the IRS offers extended relief from some residential housing requirements. The IRS notice also permits property owners to provide temporary emergency housing to medical personnel and essential workers as displaced individuals. .

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. Increase the supply of manufactured housing and two- to four-unit properties by expanding financing through Freddie Mac. .

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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).

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. NAHB Policy Briefing | Urging the Biden administration to do more for affordable housing; multifamily growth in the suburbs and beyond. The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00.

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Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Threatening Housing's Momentum

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Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Threatening Housing's Momentum. For home builders, framers, and remodeling contractors, the impact has eroded profitability, stalled production, and led to cancelled sales contracts and all-out shut-downs of projects—all of which works against housing affordability. "We NAHB CEO Jerry Howard | Photo c.

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Housing Outlook: Is This a Recession … or Not?

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Housing Outlook: Is This a Recession … or Not? The current housing slowdown is a reality, but determining whether we’re in a recession right now isn’t so clear. After a two-year period of frenetic activity spurred by low mortgage rates and rising home prices, the housing industry has its finger on the reset button. “I

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election

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Housing and the 2020 Presidential Election. Housing issues are in play in the race for the presidency in the 2020 election, and home builders are paying attention. Do presidential elections really impact housing? housing industry. housing industry. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 23:10. John Caulfield, Senior Editor.

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