NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)

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Builder Confidence Improves in May Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved three points to a 44 reading on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for May, released today. This gain, from a downwardly revised 41 in April, reflected improvement in all … 5/15/2013	Press Release
Chart: NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI and Single-Family Housing Starts This chart shows the HMI and single-family housing starts in a graph. 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Table 1. NAHB/Wells Fargo National and Regional HMI - May 2013 The HMI a weighted, seasonally adjusted statistic derived from ratings for present single-family sales, single-family sales in the next six months and buyers' traffic. A rating of 50 indicates responses received from builders is neither positive or good and ratings higher than 50 indicate more … 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Table 2. NAHB/Wells Fargo National HMI: History This file contains seasonally adjusted national HMI history from Jan.1985 to present. 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Table 3. NAHB/Wells Fargo National HMI Components - History This file contains seasonally adjusted HMI Components: Single Family Detached Present, Single Family Detached Next 6 months and Traffic data from Jan. 1985 to Present. 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Table 4. NAHB/Wells Fargo Regional HMI - History This file contains seasonally adjusted regional history data from Dec. 2004 to present. 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Table 5. NAHB/Wells Fargo Regional HMI- 3-Month Moving Averages - History This file contains seasonally adjusted Three-month Moving Averages Regional HMI history from Feb. 2005 to Present. 5/15/2013	MS Excel
Rising Costs Put Squeeze on Builder Confidence in April Facing increasing costs for building materials and rising concerns about the supply of developed lots and labor, builders registered less confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in April, with a two-point drop to 42 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo … 4/15/2013	Press Release
Builder Confidence Slips Two Notches in March Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes paused for a third consecutive month in March, with a two-point reduction to 44 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. “Following eight consecutive months … 3/18/2013	Press Release
Builder Confidence Virtually Unchanged in February Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was virtually unchanged in February with a one-point decline to 46 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. “Following solid gains over the past year, builder … 2/19/2013	Press Release
Builder Confidence Holds Steady in January Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in January, remaining at a level of 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released today. This means that following eight consecutive monthly gains, the index … 1/16/2013	Press Release
Builder Confidence Continues Improving in December Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for an eighth consecutive month in December to a level of 47 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This marked a two-point gain from a slightly revised November … 12/18/2012	Press Release
NAHB/Wells Fargo HMI 2013 Release Dates This file contains release dates for the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for 2013. 11/20/2012	PDF
Builder Confidence Rises Five Points in November Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes posted a solid, five-point gain to 46 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for November, released today. This marks the seventh consecutive monthly gain in the confidence gauge and … 11/19/2012	Press Release
Builder Confidence Edges Higher in October Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged slightly higher for a sixth consecutive month in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. The latest, one-point gain brings the index to 41, its … 10/16/2012	Press Release
Builder Confidence Continues to Gain Momentum in September Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose for a fifth consecutive month in September to a level of 40 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This latest three-point gain brings the index to its … 9/18/2012	Press Release
Builder Confidence Continues To Improve in August Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes improved for a fourth consecutive month in August with a two-point gain to 37 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This gain builds on a six-point increase in July … 8/15/2012	Press Release
Builder Confidence Rises Six Points in July Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose six points to 35 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for July, released today. This is the largest one-month gain recorded by the index in nearly a decade, and brings the HMI … 7/17/2012	Press Release
Builder Confidence Rises One Point in June Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained one point in June from a slightly revised level in the previous month to rest at 29 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This is the highest level the index … 6/18/2012	Press Release
What is the NAHB-Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI)? The Housing Market Index (HMI) is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members designed to take the pulse of the single-family housing market. The survey asks respondents to rate market conditions for the sale of new homes at the present time and in the next 6 months as well as the traffic of … 4/27/2012	Web page