Episodes

  • Election 2024: The Day After

    Election 2024: The Day After
    Nov 6 2024
    After a prolonged period of national anxiety over potential delayed election results and court challenges, the election results last night showed a clear and definitive winner. NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez discuss what a second Trump Administration and friendly Congress will mean for housing production.
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    21 mins
  • The Future of Home Building - NAHB Young Professionals

    The Future of Home Building - NAHB Young Professionals
    Oct 23 2024
    It's Young Professionals Week (YP Week) in the NAHB Federation, a week where we focus on the valuable contributions from younger NAHB members. Housing Developments sat down with an NAHB YP recently to discuss how membership helps early in a career.
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    16 mins
  • NAHB Welcomes New Chief Advocacy Officer as Builder Confidence Grows

    NAHB Welcomes New Chief Advocacy Officer as Builder Confidence Grows
    Oct 18 2024
    Housing Developments sits down with Ken Wingert, NAHB's new Chief Advocacy Officer, to discuss the robust advocacy environment in the housing industry in the coming months and years. Wingert is a long-time advocacy professional in the real estate space.
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    22 mins
  • How Appliance Suppliers Can Work with Home Builders

    How Appliance Suppliers Can Work with Home Builders
    Oct 8 2024
    Housing Developments welcomes on show sponsor LG Pro Builder, a specialty program from electronics giant LG focused on home builders. In addition to the usual economic and political update, hear how suppliers and builders can work together to ease bottlenecks and supply chain disruptions.
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    22 mins
  • What Fed Rate Cut Means for Housing

    What Fed Rate Cut Means for Housing
    Sep 19 2024
    The Fed slashed its benchmark rate yesterday by 50 basis points, a move considered to be aggressive by most. What impact will this have on the housing market, for both home buyers and for home builders using construction loans?
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    18 mins
  • Why Wasn't Housing at the Forefront of the Debate?

    Why Wasn't Housing at the Forefront of the Debate?
    Sep 12 2024
    Isn't the cost of housing one of the major issues plaguing the country right now? Then how was it not discussed in length during the recent presidential debate?
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    17 mins
  • Economics vs. Politics

    Economics vs. Politics
    Aug 28 2024
    NAHB's Chief Economist, Dr. Robert Dietz, joins Housing Developments to discuss the nuance of the Fed acting boldly on interest rates in the height of a hotly-contested election. How can officials execute effective policy while not getting accused of playing favorites? And how is that election looking? Find out on Housing Developments.
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    23 mins
  • Election Updates, Housing Data and the War on Canadian Lumber

    Election Updates, Housing Data and the War on Canadian Lumber
    Aug 22 2024
    NAHB CEO Jim Tobin and COO Paul Lopez talk about the latest developments in the upcoming election, some interesting housing data, and U.S. trade officials' ongoing battle to make Canadian lumber as expensive as possible for U.S. builders.
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    22 mins