Housing affordability continues to discourage many buyers and limit home sales. The numbers: Confidence among home builders ticked down in August as home-buying demand remains weak, and builders are ...

Builder confidence has been in negative territory now for 15 straight months. Confidence rose slightly in July due to the recently passed budget bill. Buyer traffic saw a 1 point drop to 20, which is ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. You may think home builders are all about raising walls and hammering down roofs, but ...