Homebuilder Confidence Hits All-Time High

From CNBC:

The nation’s homebuilders are seeing no fall chill in demand from buyers, and that has the industry more confident than ever.

Builder sentiment set a record high for the second month in a row, jumping to 85 in October on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. September and October are the first two months the index has ever been above 80. Anything above 50 is considered positive. The index stood at 71 in October 2019.

All three components of the index either set records or matched their highest readings. Current sales conditions rose 2 points to 90. Sales expectations in the next six months increased 3 points to 88, and buyer traffic was unchanged at 74.

In a related note: Today’s mortgage rates fall even lower.

Posted by on October 19th, 2020 at 11:52 am


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