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How Excessive Design Standards Hurt Home Affordability

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NAHB Housing Policy Briefing. Examples of highly prescriptive design standards include: Prohibiting or limiting the use of exterior materials such as vinyl siding and metal. Requiring specific, expensive materials for fencing. ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based Affordability.

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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. ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based Building Materials. Building Materials. Wed, 08/04/2021 - 06:00.

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

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in 2020 occurred on construction jobsites, and between 25% and 30% of those deaths were related to home building activities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ). In fact, more than one-fifth of the 4,764 workplace fatalities in the U.S.

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