Housing Developments

After a prolonged period of national anxiety over potential delayed election results and court challenges, the election results last night showed a clear and definitive winner. NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez discuss what a second Trump Administration and friendly Congress will mean for housing production.

It's Young Professionals Week (YP Week) in the NAHB Federation, a week where we focus on the valuable contributions from younger NAHB members. Housing Developments sat down with an NAHB YP recently to discuss how membership helps early in a career.

Housing Developments sits down with Ken Wingert, NAHB's new Chief Advocacy Officer, to discuss the robust advocacy environment in the housing industry in the coming months and years. Wingert is a long-time advocacy professional in the real estate space.

Housing Developments welcomes on show sponsor LG Pro Builder, a specialty program from electronics giant LG focused on home builders. In addition to the usual economic and political update, hear how suppliers and builders can work together to ease bottlenecks and supply chain disruptions.

The Fed slashed its benchmark rate yesterday by 50 basis points, a move considered to be aggressive by most. What impact will this have on the housing market, for both home buyers and for home builders using construction loans?

Isn't the cost of housing one of the major issues plaguing the country right now? Then how was it not discussed in length during the recent presidential debate?

NAHB's Chief Economist, Dr. Robert Dietz, joins Housing Developments to discuss the nuance of the Fed acting boldly on interest rates in the height of a hotly-contested election. How can officials execute effective policy while not getting accused of playing favorites? And how is that election looking? Find out on Housing Developments.

NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez talk about the latest developments in the upcoming election, some interesting housing data, and U.S. trade officials' ongoing battle to make Canadian lumber as expensive as possible for U.S. builders.

After one of the most tumultuous two-week periods in American political history, the 2024 presidential election will feature a Harris vs. Trump race. With about three months before voting begins, both sides will be scrambling to define each other in a literal "anything goes" campaign.

President Biden has been tap dancing around rent control until recently, when he made public a proposal to pressure multifamily management companies to cap rent increases at 5% each year. Also, the NAHB Senior Officers are in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention and this week has seen some mixed housing data.

The landmark Chevron deference case decided by the Supreme Court this week could lead to more clarity in laws passed by Congress. What's certain is the sky isn't falling. And how about the first Presidential debate? What might it mean for the next few months?

CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez touch base on the success of NAHB’s Legislative Conference during the 2024 Spring Leadership Meeting and highlight recent data from NAHB’s Economics team.

Live from NAHB's Spring Leadership Meetings in Washington, CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez talk to Lori Asaro, an NAHB member who took a cross-country road trip to the meetings, stopping at state and local builders associations on the way. Hear about her trip and some of the high points of the meetings.

This week, Housing Developments discusses the upcoming NAHB Legislative Conference, a day of lobbying next week for members. Also, hear Jim Tobin and Paul Lopez talk about the latest housing and political news, including the impact of Donald Trump's conviction on the 2024 election.

NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez reflect on the past year in the home building industry as Tobin celebrates his first year as NAHB CEO. It has been a tumultuous year for housing, but NAHB has taken concrete steps to improve conditions for members and set the organization up for long term success.

New home sales declined in April, the height of the spring buying season, as home prices and mortgage rates crush pent up demand. This new reality is coloring conversations between NAHB and lawmakers in advance of NAHB's Legislative Conference lobbying day, where 1,000 members will attend meetings on Capitol Hill.

Recent data shows that housing production and sales are taking a hit from high interest rates and limited availability. NAHB continues to push for better building conditions at all levels of government and in the national press.

Two new rules from HUD that add more layers of uncertainty to the use of federal mortgage programs for new homes are the topic of the day on Housing Developments. At a time when financing a home is the most costly in a generation, the federal government is throwing up hurdles.

Housing Developments welcomes back NAHB legal expert Tom Ward, who accurately predicted the outcome of a huge decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case on local impact fees in housing development. Ward will explain the affect of the ruling. Also, what can builders expect in the wake of a large settlement by the National Association of Realtors over the group's commission structure?

NAHB leaders Jim Tobin and Paul Lopez discuss the most recent Housing Market Index (HMI) and housing start data showing flat results. They also talk about the upcoming legislative conference which is highly anticipated among members and lobbyists.