In 2025, the U.S. housing market delivered a mixture of anticipated trends and surprising outcomes, as economists and industry analysts weighed in on how forecasts would unfold through the year. Homes ...

Concerns about the economy and the cost of living are outweighing the appeal to buyers of cheaper newly built homes, builders say Housing affordability is a key obstacle that has continued to put off ...

High interest rates weighed on home builders during 2024, resulting in the slowest pace of new-home construction in five years and adding another speed bump to the U.S. housing market's recovery.

Builder confidence inched higher to end the year but remained in negative territory for a 20th consecutive month. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) edged up ...