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Housing Market Index Drops Three Points in June

by Houston Agent

June’s home builder index dropped to a nine-month low, with a monthly Housing Market Index (HMI) drop of three points, resulting in a 13, MarketWatch reported.


Previously, the 16-point-index that we saw in April was predicted to continue into June, according to economists polled by MarketWatch. May’s HMI was also a 16.

NAHB says that existing homes are cheaper, and building material prices are rising. However, Houston, with job growth, has also found somewhat of a surge in building to accommodate to potential homebuyers in the area.

“Rising costs for materials such as roofing, copper, wallboard, vinyl siding and other components have made it extremely difficult to construct a new home and sell it at a price that covers the costs,” NAHB Chairman, Bob Nielsen said in a statement.

A HMI score indicating “that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor” (denoted by a number above 50) has not been seen since April 2006.

“The Northeast was the only region to post a gain in its HMI score for this June, rising two points to 17. Meanwhile, the Midwest dropped three points to 11, South dropped two points to 14 and the West posted a four-point decline to 12,” said NAHB in a news release.

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