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The National Association of Homebuilders’ 55+ Housing Market Index revealed for Q1 2017 revealed a 12 point drop from Q4 2016, but the senior housing market is still in a strong area. Present sales fell 12 points to 62, expected sales fell seven points to 68, and prospective buyer traffic decreased 15 points to 34.

Robert Dietz, Ph.D., Chief Economist and SVP for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), discussed the challenges with home building, what high builder confidence means for the housing market, and how GDP and job growth will affect home sales. Editors note: this exclusive interview appeared in the February issue of DS News.

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped down two points in October, reflective of builder confidence toward the housing market decreasing. Why?

The wait is over – the National Association of Home Builders has finally released the list of candidates they will be endorsing for the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming November 8 elections.

For the first time in their 74-year history, the National Association of Home Builders has recently announced that they are officially endorsing candidates for the U.S. House and Senate in the upcoming November 8 elections.

Gene Sperling, a top economic advisor to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, recently said that housing will play an important role in a Clinton administration

The score for the Housing Market Index rose this month along with the rankings for the housing market’s single family sales (current and within the next six months).

Recovery nationwide is rising at a steady pace and is inching closer to the last-observed state of normalcy in the housing market, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders.

David Crowe, Chief Economist with the National Association of Home Builders, talks with DS News on housing inventory, housing demand, and retirement in this installment of Ask the Economist.

The amount of underwater mortgages nationwide continues to decline.