NAHB
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—The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a gauge of builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family housing—was 36 in February, down from 37 in January.
The NAHB’s chief economist, Rob Dietz, said that a weakening job market and “stretched consumer finances are contributing to a difficult sales environment.”
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The NAHB’s monthly confidence index rose 1 point to 38, the industry group said.
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In the NAHB’s remodeling surveys, Dietz also sees a strong runway for growth as people modify their existing homes in order to age in place.
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“Clients are open to ideas once things are explained — there’s acceptance. That’s the biggest difference from 20 years ago, when even 80-year-old buyers would say, ‘I’m not ready for that yet,’” said Butler, the president of Butler Brothers Corp. and a certified aging-in-place specialist with the NAHB.
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