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Homes Receive Higher Appraisals and Energy Scores by Installing Spray Foam Insulation
- By NAHB
- Added on Jun 24, 2024
With more builders adopting green building products and practices, being able to accurately appraise higher efficiency homes is a growing need. In recent years, this has proven difficult as some energy efficiencies aren’t as visible as others — for example, opting for spray foam insulation to ensure a home has an airtight seal to prevent heating and cooling loss versus installing Energy Star-rated appliances. read more

Multifamily Builders and Developers Remain Positive about the Apartment and Condo Market as Demand Continues
- Added on May 30, 2018
The multifamily housing market remained positive in the first quarter of 2018 according to the National Association of Home Builders' Indexes. read more

Builder Confidence Climbs to 70 in May
- Added on May 21, 2018
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). read more

Best in American Living Awards™ Program Announces 2017 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Added on Jan 26, 2018
The Best in American Living Awards program inducted its sixth class into the BALA Hall of Fame during the NAHB International Builders’ Show. read more

Builder Confidence Remains Strong as New Year Starts
- Added on Jan 18, 2018
Builder Confidence Remains Strong as New Year Starts According to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. read more

NAHB Announces Best of 55+ Housing Awards Finalists
- Added on Oct 27, 2017
The National Association of Home Builders has announced the finalists for its 2018 Best of 55+ Housing Awards, the premier design and marketing competition for the 55+ housing industry. read more

2018 International Builders’ Show Registration Opens
- Added on Aug 17, 2017
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) officially opened online registration for the 2018 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS), the largest annual light construction trade show in the world hosted in Orlando, Florida, January 9-11. read more

Spray Foam Contractors Can Capitalize On Housing That Bounced Back in June
- Added on Aug 08, 2017
According to the released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department, Nationwide housing starts rose 8.3 percent in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million units. read more

NAHB Study Shows Home Buying a Strong Boost to Overall Economy
- Added on Jul 24, 2017
When buying a home, there is so much more that goes into the construction of developing a residential property. See what contributes to the home buying boost that has occurred. read more

Builder Confidence Continues on Upward Trend
- Added on May 16, 2017
Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 30 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.” read more

New Home Sales Start Year on a Positive Note
- Added on Mar 14, 2017
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.7 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 555,000 units, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. read more

New Home Sales Up 5.2 Percent
- Added on Jan 13, 2017
The inventory of new home sales for sale was 250,000 in November, which is a 5.1-month supply at the current sales pace. read more