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Builder sentiment dropped at the second-fastest pace of the last two decades as construction companies began cutting costs, according to the National Association of Home Builders

The steady increase has occurred despite widespread supply shortages, tight labor markets, rising inflation and the volatile cost of wood, according to National Association of Home Builders

Homebuilders have made strides in replenishing inventory, but much of it remained under construction as sales took a hit in January, according to data from the US Census Bureau

Homebuilders remained optimistic in February, but moderated their expectations amid supply-chain issues and rising mortgage rates, according to data from NAHB released Wednesday

Only 31% of U.S. households can afford to buy a newly built home, down from 40% a year ago

Sales of new houses in December 2021 were at an annual adjusted rate of 811,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau

Overall housing starts increased 1.4% month over month in December to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.70 million units, according to the the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Builders kicked off construction on 129,400 new housing units in November — a half-percent increase on a month when starts typically decline, according to the US Census Bureau

Following a drop this summer, builder confidence rose from 76 to 80 points in October

Builders got a break in August from the price increases of previous months, but the unpredictable swings in costs remained unwelcome

Prices under $200K have nearly disappeared from the market for newly constructed homes, according to new data

Nationwide builder sentiment clocked in with an index score of 83 in May, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index