WASHINGTON -- Snapping a string of two consecutive monthly gains, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes fell back to February levels, before the beginning of the home buyer tax credit-related surge, according to results of the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today.

WASHINGTON -- Nationwide housing starts and issuance of building permits stalled in May following the expiration of a popular home buyer tax credit program, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today.

WASHINGTON, June 16 - Nationwide housing starts and issuance of building permits stalled in May following the expiration of a popular home buyer tax credit program, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today.

WASHINGTON, June 21--The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to delay enforcement of the new Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule will provide much-needed time to get more remodelers and other contractors trained - and for EPA to get the word out to consumers about the importance of hiring a certified remodeler, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

WASHINGTON -- The multifamily market showed signs of moving back toward stability in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest NAHB's Multifamily Market Index (MMI), maintained by the National Association of Home Builders.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes surged 14.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000 units in April as consumers rushed to beat the deadline for expiring home buyer tax credits, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department.

Nationwide housing starts rose 5.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 672,000 units in April as the deadline for an important home buyer tax incentive arrived, according to figures released today by the U.S. Commerce Department.

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a second consecutive month in May to its highest level in more than two years, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

WASHINGTON, DC - The decline in remodeling activity may be reaching an end, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI). Current market conditions jumped to 47.0 from 36.4 in the fourth quarter of 2009. Future indicators of remodeling business leapt to 48.9 from 31.4 in the last quarter. A new unified measure incorporating both current and future conditions, called the RMI Index, rose to 47.9 from 33.9 in the previous quarter.

WASHINGTON - Home energy efficiency incentives proposed by President Barack Obama will create much-needed jobs and help make America more energy independent, according to the National Association of Home Builders.