Skip to content
NAHB Logo

Eye On Housing

National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy

  • Housing Economics Plus
    • Housing Economics Plus Newsletter
    • Become a Plus Member
  • Survey Research
    • Indices
      • HMI
      • HBGI
      • CHI
      • MMS
      • AD&C
      • RMI
    • Books
  • Housing Policy Research
    • Special Studies
    • Housing's Economic Impact
  • Highlights
  • Team
  • Home
  • custom

Archives

Categories

  • Builder Finance (37)
  • Construction Statistics (251)
  • Employment/Labor (111)
  • HMI (38)
  • Home Sales and Prices (111)
  • Household Finance (95)
  • Housing Affordability (53)
  • Macroeconomics (136)
  • Multifamily (60)
  • Other Housing Data (77)
  • Policy Research (129)
  • Remodeling (21)
  • Single-Family (114)
  • Top Posts (15)

custom

  • Construction Statistics
  • Single-Family

Best Quarter for Custom Home Building in Almost Two Years

Robert DietzAugust 19, 2024August 16, 2024

NAHB’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey indicates gains for custom home building after some recent slowing. Custom home building typically involves home buyers less sensitive to changes for interest rates. There were 52,000 total custom building starts…

Read More
  • Single-Family

Custom Home Building Slowdown

Robert DietzMay 20, 2024May 17, 2024

NAHB’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey indicates a slowing market for custom home building after a recent gain in market share. The subsector’s greater reliance on cash buyers has not shielded it from recent market softening, which…

Read More

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Categories

Archives

Eye on the Economy Newsletter

Get bi-weekly insights from NAHB's chief economist on recent housing and economic activity.

Subscribe

Upcoming NAHB Economic Presentations

Map

  • November 20 - Indiana Builders Association
  • November 26 - Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati
  • December 3 - The Farnsworth Group
  • December 3 - Home Builders Association of Raleigh - Wake County
  • December 5 - Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut

To schedule a presentation for your group, please contact: econ@nahb.org

Wells Fargo Ad

NAHB Economics

1201 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
econ@nahb.org
  • NAHB
  • Housing Economics
  • NAHBNow Blog
  • The International Builders’ Show