Overall housing starts rose in June driven by strong multifamily growth, while single-family production remained slow as elevated mortgage rates, rising construction costs and persistent labor shortages continued to weigh on the market, according to the NAHB. Overall housing starts …
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Multifamily Housing Confidence Dips in Q4 2025
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing decreased year over year in Q4 2025, according to the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), one of the two …
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Confidence in the market for multifamily housing increased year over year in the third quarter, according to the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) had a reading of …
Read More »Single-Family Housing Construction Down, Multifamily Up in Q2 2025
Single-family construction saw a decline across the U.S. in the second quarter of 2025, according to an analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). A 3.8% drop was reported in large metro, suburban counties, the largest decrease of …
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