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Talk of Alabama | Greater Bham Assoc. of Homebuilders 2023

by Crystal Gray | ABC33/40 | February 23rd 2023

Builders, at times, get painted in a bad light, but we are good guys. The Greater Birmingham Association of Homebuilder's helps fight for the American Dream and make sure you have a choice in building your dream home.

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Alabama Builder Elected Chairman of NAHB

By Elizabeth Thompson, National Association of Home Builders Feb 2, 2024

The Home Builders Association of Alabama is proud to announce the installation of Alicia Huey of Birmingham as the 2023 Chairman for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)!

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Huey named chairman of the National Association of Home Builders - Birmingham Business Journal

Eye On Housing

Positive Momentum in Demand, Lending Conditions: Q1 2024 SLOOS

May 07th 2024 : According to the Federal Reserve Board s April Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey SLOOS lending standards loosened further for all commercial real estate CRE loan categories and residential real estate RRE categories in the first quarter of While the Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate unchanged during their last meeting demand for RRE and CRE ...
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Residential Building Wages Continued to Rise

May 06th 2024 : In March residential building workers wages continued to grow but at a relatively slower pace After an acceleration of a increase in the previous month the year-over-year YOY growth rate for residential building worker wages slowed to in March According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS report average hourly earnings AHE for ...
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Home Buyers’ Ideal Community

May 06th 2024 : NAHB s latest study on consumer preferences What Home Buyers Really Want Study asked about the features and amenities buyers want in the home but also about the type of community where they would like to live The question is important because the home that successfully appeals to buyers doesn t exist in a vacuum it sits inside a ...
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Labor Market Softens in April

May 03rd 2024 : Job growth slowed in April and the unemployment rate increased to suggesting a cooling labor market after a strong start to the year Additionally wage growth continued to slow In April wages grew at a year-over-year YOY growth rate down percentage points from a year ago It marks the lowest YOY wage ...
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States with Highest and Fastest Rising Construction Wages, 2024

May 02nd 2024 : Reflecting persistent long-term labor challenges wages in construction continue to rise often outpacing and exceeding typical earnings in other industries Not seasonally adjusted NSA average hourly earnings AHE in construction increased since a year ago and approached the mark in March according to the latest Current Employment Statistics CES report from the ...
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Fed on Hold with Limited Inflation Progress

May 01st 2024 : The Federal Reserve s monetary policy committee held constant the federal funds rate constant at a top target of at the conclusion of its April-May meeting In its statement the Federal Open Market Committee FOMC noted Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to expand at a solid pace Job gains have remained strong ...
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