New Home Sales Post Highest Yearly Total Since 2007

Posted by on Jan 26, 2017 in News

New Home Sales Post Highest Yearly Total Since 2007 Filed in Economics by NAHB Now on January 26, 2017   Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 12.2% in 2016 to 563,000 units, the highest annual rate since 2007, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. New home sales fell 10.4% in December 2016 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 536,000 units. “We are encouraged by the growth...

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House Passes Regulatory Reform Bills

Posted by on Jan 7, 2017 in News

House Passes Regulatory Reform Bills Filed in Capitol Hill, Codes and Regulations by NAHB Now on January 6, 2017 • 0 Comments The House this week passed two NAHB-supported regulatory relief bills that would help ensure that all federal regulations are carefully designed to achieve their intended benefits while minimizing the regulatory burdens on small business. On Jan. 4, the House approved H.R. 21, the Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017, legislation that would allow...

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NAHB Chair Details Legal Challenge to OSHA Rule

Posted by on Jan 7, 2017 in News

NAHB Chair Details Legal Challenge to OSHA Rule Filed in Codes and Regulations, Labor, Safety and Health, Leadership by NAHB Now on January 6, 2017 • 0 Comments NAHB has joined several other industry groups to file a challenge against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Department of Labor regarding OSHA’s final Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses rule, which NAHB Chairman Ed Brady called “unlawful and arbitrary” in a press...

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