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NFA members exude optimism

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I think a lot of us are up over 2019 even though we are down vs. 2022,” said Jason Waggoner, vice president of sales, ICC Floors, Indianapolis. As such, he was talking to dealers about products like Quick Fit, the company’s best-selling product, and making the case for why NFA retailers should make space for it. “We

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Housing affordability falls to lowest level since Great Recession

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Taming housing costs will ultimately require building more homes, and it will be easier to increase production in more affordable smaller and mid-sized markets that are growing in population and attracting new businesses.”. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. For the seventh straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.,

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Housing affordability drops to 10 year low

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Ongoing production challenges and the likelihood of higher interest rates in the months ahead as the Federal Reserve moves to tighten interest rates threaten to drive housing affordability even lower in 2022, according to the NAHB. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. There, 90.6% Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.

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NAHB: Housing affordability holds steady

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To keep affordability problems from worsening in the future, policymakers need to tackle supply-chain challenges that are hindering new home production,” Dietz said. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. For the fourth straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., There, 89.1% Pittsburgh, Pa. There, just 8.3%