2019 Annual Report
Deal Reached on USMCA Trade Pact
In a step forward to address the nation’s growing housing affordability crisis, the White House and House Democrats have agreed on a deal to advance the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The House ratified the trade pact on Dec. 19 and the Senate is expected to...
Lot Values Hit Record Highs
Median single-family lot prices in 2018 outpaced inflation (4.4% vs 2.4%) and reached a new record high, with half of the lots selling at or above $49,500, according to NAHB’s analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) data. The most dramatic rise in...
2019 December Newsletter
Local HBA Rallies Against Red Tape
If it wasn’t for a surge of successful advocacy efforts led by the Northwest Arkansas Home Builders Association (NWAHBA), it would have been much more challenging to attract home buyers in Fayetteville, Ark. Back in June, Aaron Wirth, president of...
