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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. Meanwhile, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill., Top five affordable small housing markets, according to NAHB, include: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.

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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.”. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill. For the seventh straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.,

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Housing affordability plunges in Q2

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Recent NAHB analysis shows that higher costs for lumber products have added nearly $30,000 to the price of an average new single-family home and raised the rental price of a new apartment unit by more than $90,” said Robert Dietz, NAHB chief economist. For the third straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.,

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Freight woes force dealers to adjust on the fly

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By Ken Ryan The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been overburdened by container imports over the last few months, resulting in a logjam of freight that has led to product shortages and delays for flooring retailers, mostly in the LVT category. From his location in Anaheim, Calif., Distributors chime in.