In her first update to members as NAHB Chairman, Alicia Huey celebrates the success of the 2023 International Builders' Show and outlines her vision for the coming year, including a united residential construction industry fighting for all builders.

Fourth straight month of decline for builder sentiment as higher construction costs and interest rates reduce housing affordability: https://eyeonhousing.org/2022/04/housing-market-at-inflection-point-as-builder-confidence-continues-to-fall/

Home builder confidence dropped two points to 77 in April in the NAHB/@WellsFargo Housing Market Index (#HMI). This is the fourth straight month that builder sentiment has declined. Higher interest rates and supply chain issues are taking a toll http://ow.ly/AG0r50ILBpS #economics

Banks are scaling back their mortgage forecasts as rapidly rising rates make it more expensive to buy a home. The Mortgage Bankers Association expects mortgage originations, including refinances, to total $2.58 trillion in 2022, a 35.5% decline from 2021. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/13/mortgage-forecast-lowered-as-rates-soar-refinancing-falls.html