Sentences with phrase «builder confidence provides»

«This fifth consecutive month of improvement in builder confidence provides further assurance that the housing market is moving in a positive direction, but there's still a long way to go on the road to recovery and several obstacles are slowing our progress,» says NAHB Chairman Barry Rutenberg, a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «In particular, unnecessarily tight credit conditions are preventing many builders from putting crews back to work — which would create needed jobs — and discouraging consumers from pursuing a new - home purchase.»

«This fourth consecutive increase in builder confidence provides further evidence of the gradual strengthening that's occurring in many housing markets and providing a needed boost to local economies,» says NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.

Not exact matches

Wins over Florida and Cincinnati don't completely mask the inexperience on the Wolverines roster, although victories provide confidence builders for a team now ranked ahead of Ohio State for some odd reason.

«Combined with consistent, positive reports on housing starts, permits, prices and builder confidence in recent months, today's data provides further confirmation that a gradual but steady housing recovery is underway across much of the nation,» says Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Gainesville, Fla. «Consumers who have been on the sidelines during the past few years are deciding now is the time to go forward with a new - home purchase, assuming they can qualify for a good mortgage under today's exceedingly stringent guidelines.»