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The latest installment of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) shows builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes mostly staying strong. However, there are concerns on the horizon that could continue to ...

On Thursday at 10 a.m. EST, the National Association of Home Builders will release their latest monthly installment of the Housing Market Index (HMI). The monthly HMI index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for ...

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

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).

Beginning with the release of the June report last month, the monthly Case-Shiller reports now include an expanded national series going beyond the previously covered 20 markets. Previously, the national series was only released every quarter.

The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI), released Monday in collaboration with Wells Fargo, registered 49 this month, up from 45 in May. A value below 50 indicates more builders view market conditions as "poor" rather than "good." Despite falling one point short of the benchmark, the moderate uptick in sentiment "is a welcome sign and shows some renewed confidence in the industry," said NAHB chairman Kevin Kelly.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) revealed in its latest Housing Market Index (HMI) that after falling in February to the lowest level in nearly a year, builder confidence barely moved in March. The index nudged up one point this month, landing on a reading of 47—still a few points shy of the 50 benchmark that separates a market largely perceived as "bad" from one perceived as "good."