"Builder sentiment" refers to the overall outlook or feeling of confidence among builders and developers in the construction industry. It indicates how optimistic or pessimistic they are about current and future business conditions in terms of construction projects and market demand.
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Housing market fundamentals were mostly positive,
as builder sentiment remained strong and price appreciation continued.
The National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo
builder sentiment index released Monday rose two points to...
The National Association of Home Builders / Wells
Fargo builder sentiment gauge rose to 59 this month, the strongest since September and exceeding all projections in a Bloomberg survey, from 54 in May.
The National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo
builder sentiment gauge advanced in June to the highest level since September.
The 55 + single - family HMI
measures builder sentiment based on current sales, prospective buyer traffic and anticipated six - month sales for that market.
On Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2018, the National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo releases its January index
of builder sentiment.
The August read
on builder sentiment continued its slow rise to a nine plus year high of 61, up one point from July.
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Although builder sentiment in the 55 - plus housing sector is down from the previous quarter, overall confidence is still in positive territory and builders remain optimistic about the market,» said Dennis Cunningham, chairman of the NAHB's 55 + Housing Industry Council, in a statement.
(Note, the HMI survey was conducted in the two weeks immediately following Hurricane Sandy and therefore does
reflect builder sentiment during that period.)
Smoke notes that the last time the housing market index from the National Association of Home Builders, which
measures builder sentiment, was this high was in 2005, the height of the housing bubble.
Other positive indicators of current and expected future housing activity include gains in sales of new and existing housing and the National Association of
Home Builders sentiment index.
After slipping in April, home
builder sentiment rose two points in May to the second - highest level since the recession.
The National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo
builder sentiment index released Thursday read 72 for the second straight month in February, just shy of the 18 - year high for optimism recorded in December.
Home
builder sentiment may be rising, but single - family housing starts have not seen strong gains, and entry - level, mortgage - dependent home buyers are clearly struggling with weakening affordability.
The NAHB's
builder sentiment index climbed to 70 in November, the highest score since March.
So much for the high reading in
builder sentiment.
Second, in breaking down
the builder sentiment metric, «foot - traffic» was running 25 points below the trailing sales rate metric (51 on the foot - traffic vs. 76 on the «current sales» components of the index) In other words, potential future sales are expected to be lower than the trailing run - rate in sales.
The builder sentiment gauge measuring sales conditions increased six points in December to 64, and the gauge measuring future sales ticked up two points to 62.