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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on Alexander Acosta’s Confirmation as Labor Secretary

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation of Alexander Acosta as secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on President Trump’s Tax Reform Plan

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following response to President Trump’s tax reform proposal

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Proposed Lumber Duties Will Harm Consumers, Housing Affordability

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today denounced the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to impose a 20 percent countervailing duty on Canadian lumber imports, saying it will harm American home buyers, consumers and businesses while failing to resolve the underlying trade dispute between the two nations.

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on Comments by Commerce Secretary Ross Regarding Canadian Lumber Tariffs

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today responded to comments by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross regarding the imposition of tariffs on Canadian lumber imports

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New Home Sales in March Continue Upward Trend

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose for the third straight month, increasing 5.8 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000 units, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on Canada Seeking Alternative Source of Lumber Exports to the U.S.

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville Texas, today issued the following statement regarding reports that Canada is looking at China to boost lumber exports as an alternative to the U.S

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Brown Statement on CFPB Action Against Ocwen Financial for Failing Homeowners

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) – ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee – issued the following statement regarding today’s action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and state regulators against Ocwen Financial Corp. The CFPB alleges that Ocwen, one of the nation’s largest nonbank mortgage servicers, for years “engaged in significant and systemic misconduct at nearly every stage of the mortgage servicing process,” according to the bureau.

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Increases in Remodeling Market Indicators Reflect Broad-Based Confidence

Some people think about it, while others would rather not. But if you’ve ever wondered what happens to all the water that leaves your home after the dishes are done and the toilet is flushed… now is your chance to find out.

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Single-Family Production Falls in March After Strong February Reading

Following an elevated February reading, nationwide housing starts fell 6.8 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.22 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Still, new housing production in the first quarter of this year is running 8.1 percent above the pace in 2016

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Builder Confidence Holds Firm in April

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained solid in April, falling three points to a level of 68 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) after an unusually high March reading.

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New Homes Strengthen Economy, Spur Job Growth

As the housing industry celebrates New Homes Month in April, newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department confirms the significant contribution that residential construction has on the U.S. economy

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Attention Regulators: Listen to Small Businesses

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today called on Congress to work with federal regulators to fix the regulatory rulemaking process by ensuring that effects on small businesses are a primary focus for existing and future regulations

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on President Trump’s Executive Order on the Clean Power Plan

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s new executive order on the Clean Power Plan rule

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Submissions Now Open for IBS Education Sessions

he National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is now accepting proposals for educational sessions at the 2018 NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS). The show, to be held Jan. 9-11 in Orlando, Fla., is the largest annual light construction show in the world, drawing home builders, remodelers, developers and product manufacturers representing all facets of the housing industry.

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on House Passage of Association Health Plan Legislation

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, issued the following statement on House passage of association health plan legislation

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New NAHB Publication Lays Out Simple Steps for Creating a Green Home

A new title recently released from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) offers simple tips for readers to make their homes greener. The publication, Living Green Effortlessly: Simple Choices for a Better Home, published by MyHome Press, the consumer imprint of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), lays out ways to create a green home by using steps to increase a home’s value, and save money

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New Home Sales Rise 6.1 Percent in February

Sales of newly built, single-family homes continued to expand, rising 6.1 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 592,000 units, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau

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Single-Family Housing Starts Reach Highest Level since Late 2007

Nationwide housing starts rose 3 percent in February from an upwardly revised January reading to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.288 million units, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Single-family production increased 6.5 percent to 872,000 units — its highest reading in nearly a decade — while multifamily starts fell 3.7 percent to 416,000 units.

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Builder Confidence Hits 12-Year High

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped six points to a level of 71 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the highest reading since June 2005

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Statement from NAHB Chairman Granger MacDonald on Ben Carson’s Confirmation as HUD Secretary

Granger MacDonald, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Kerrville, Texas, today issued the following statement regarding the Senate confirmation of Ben Carson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Remodeling Spending Flat in Second Quarter, Falling in 26 States, NAHB...

Remodeling activity was flat in the second quarter amid a broader housing slowdown, according to the National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) State Projections of Remodeling (SPR).

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Fears of housing downturn may have been overblown

But the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said Wednesday that builder confidence spiked last month thanks to a drop in interest rates.
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