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​Latest NAHB News
  • All-Cash Sales Remained at a Three-Year Low for the Second Quarter
    by Fan-Yu Kuo on July 25, 2024

     All-cash purchases accounted for 6.9% of new home sales in the second quarter of 2024, the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2021, revealed by NAHB analysis of the most recent Census Quarterly Sales by Price and Financing report. Among mortgaged home sales, both FHA-backed and VA-backed […]

  • Housing Share of GDP Remains Above 16% Despite Marginal Declines in Residential Investment
    by Jesse Wade on July 25, 2024

    Housing’s share of the economy stayed level at 16.1% in the second quarter of 2024. The share remained above 16% after staying constant at 15.9% for all of 2023. The more cyclical home building and remodeling component – residential fixed investment (RFI) – was 4.0% of GDP, level from 4.0% in […]

  • U.S. Economic Growth Accelerated in Second Quarter
    by Jing Fu on July 25, 2024

    In the second quarter of 2024, the U.S. economy grew twice as fast as it did in the first quarter, supported by consumer spending and private inventory investment. Furthermore, the data from the GDP report suggests that inflation is cooling. The GDP price index rose 2.3% for the second quarter, […]

  • Sawmill Production Declines During First Quarter
    by Jesse Wade on July 24, 2024

    The production index for sawmills and wood preservation industries fell at the start of 2024 to 91.9 in the first quarter (the index measures real output during 2017 at a level of 100). This is the second straight decline for the quarterly level according to the Federal Reserve’s recent release […]

  • New Home Sales Fall to a Seven-Month Low in June
    by Jing Fu on July 24, 2024

    New home sales fell to the lowest level since November 2023, as elevated mortgage rates continued to keep buyers on hold. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in June fell 0.6% to a 617,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a slight upwardly revised reading in May, according to newly […]

​Latest PBA News
  • Fall Meeting Room Block Open
    by Rick Cochran on July 23, 2024

    The PBA Fall Committee & Board of Directors meetings will be held at the Best Western Premier on October 17 and 18. There is a room block reserved for members The post Fall Meeting Room Block Open appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Summer 2024 PBA Committee Reports
    by Rick Cochran on July 23, 2024

    PBA members gathered at the Eden Resort & Suites in Lancaster July 10-12 for several committee meetings. Below are brief summaries of these committees. Members are encouraged to participate and The post Summer 2024 PBA Committee Reports appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Fall 2024 Regional Meeting Schedule Set
    by Rick Cochran on July 19, 2024

    The final PBA Regional Meetings for 2024 have been set and are now open for registration. It is important for members to participate in the Fall regional meeting process. This The post Fall 2024 Regional Meeting Schedule Set appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • PBA Presents Annual Awards
    by Rick Cochran on July 15, 2024

    The PBA Board of Directors gathered in Lancaster last week for the Summer meeting. Apart from the business at hand, members took time out to present the annual PBA Awards. The post PBA Presents Annual Awards appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders Association.

  • Working For Members
    by Rick Cochran on June 17, 2024

    Eleven PBA members and three Executive Officers climbed Capitol Hill to carry PBA’s message to the Pennsylvania congressional delegation. The members focused on challenges involving workforce and transformer shortages as The post Working For Members appeared first on Pennsylvania Builders […]