Nahb Housing Market Index in the United States increased to 85 in October from 83 in September of 2020. source: National Association of Home Builders

Nahb Housing Market Index in the United States averaged 51.01 from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 85 in October of 2020 and a record low of 8 in January of 2009. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Nahb Housing Market Index - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Nahb Housing Market Index - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2020.

Nahb Housing Market Index in the United States is expected to be 79.00 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Nahb Housing Market Index in the United States to stand at 70.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Nahb Housing Market Index is projected to trend around 75.00 in 2021 and 63.00 in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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United States Nahb Housing Market Index

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
85.00 83.00 85.00 8.00 1985 - 2020 Monthly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-07-16 02:00 PM Jul 72 58 60 58
2020-08-17 12:20 PM Aug 78 72 73 72
2020-09-16 02:00 PM Sep 83 78 78 77
2020-10-19 02:00 PM Oct 85 83 83 83
2020-11-17 03:00 PM Nov
2020-12-16 03:00 PM Dec 75
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US Homebuilder Sentiment Reaches New Record High
The NAHB housing market index in the US increased to a new record high of 85 in October of 2020 from 83 in September and beating market forecasts of 83. Record-low mortgage rates continue to boost demand for new homes and many people move away from the big cities due to the coronavirus pandemic. The current single-family sub-index increased to 90 from 88 and the gauge for home sales over the next six months went up to 88 from 85. The prospective buyers subindex was steady at 74.
2020-10-19
US Homebuilder Sentiment Reaches Record High
The NAHB housing market index in the US jumped 5 points to 83 in September of 2020, beating market forecasts of 78. It is the highest reading on record as record-low mortgage rates continue to boost demand for new homes and many people move away from the big cities due to the coronavirus pandemic. The current single-family sub-index increased to 88 from 84 in August and the one for prospective buyers advanced to 73 from 64. Also, the gauge for home sales over the next six months went up to 84 from 78 in the prior month.
2020-09-16
US Homebuilder Sentiment Highest in Over 21 Years
The NAHB housing market index in the US rose 6 points from the previous month to 78 in August 2020, beating market expectation of 73. It was the highest reading since December 1998, as sentiment rebounded following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions and as record-low mortgage rates boosted demand for new homes. The current single-family sub-index increased to 84 from 78 in July and the one for prospective buyers advanced to 65 from 57. Also, the gauge for home sales over the next six months went up to 78 from 75 in the prior month.
2020-08-17
US Homebuilder Sentiment Returns to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The NAHB housing market index in the US climbed 14 points from the previous month to 72 in July 2020, easily beating market expectations of 60, as sentiment rebounded following the easing of coronavirus-related restrictions. The current single-family sub-index rose to 79 from 63 in June and the one for prospective buyers went up to 58 from 43. Additionally, the gauge for home sales over the next six months increased to 75 from 68.
2020-07-16

United States Nahb Housing Market Index
NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) is based on a monthly survey of home builders. They are asked to rate current sales of single-family homes and sales expectations for the next six months and to rate traffic of prospective buyers. Scores for responses to each component are used to calculate a seasonally adjusted overall index, where a number over 50 indicates more builders view sales conditions as good than poor.