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Tackling the affordability crisis and the key issues that must be addressed to ensure a robust housing market.

NAHB Unveils 10-Point Plan to Improve Housing Affordability

Housing Issues

Amid a nationwide shortage of homes causing an affordability crisis, NAHB recently announced a detailed, 10-point plan to tame shelter inflation and remove barriers that hinder the construction of new homes and apartments.

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Advocacy News

West Tenn. HBA Celebrates Careers in Construction Month with Inspiring Events
How Zoning Regulations Affect Affordable Housing
Longtime NAHB Member Leader Chip Dence Honored by International Code Council
Wall Street Journal Touts NAHB Policy Priorities in Video Featuring Jim Tobin
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Housing Affordability
<p>How to implement creative solutions that address the affordability crisis.</p>

Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability

How to implement creative solutions that address the affordability crisis.

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Workforce Development image
<p>A chronic labor shortage in the housing industry is resulting in higher construction costs, increased home prices and lower economic growth.</p>

Workforce Development

Workforce Development

A chronic labor shortage in the housing industry is resulting in higher construction costs, increased home prices and lower economic growth.

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Material Costs
<p>The rising cost of building materials is harming housing affordability.</p>

Material Costs

Material Costs

The rising cost of building materials is harming housing affordability.

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Housing Finance Reform
<p>Uncertainty about the housing finance system stymies investment and slows the housing market.</p>

Housing Finance Reform

Housing Finance Reform

Uncertainty about the housing finance system stymies investment and slows the housing market.

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Flood Insurance
<p>Long-term authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program is key to ensuring that it remains available and affordable.</p>

National Flood Insurance Program

National Flood Insurance Program

Long-term authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program is key to ensuring that it remains available and affordable.

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Building Codes and Standards
<p>Building codes ensure safe homes. But many codes proposed today are done so without regard to cost to home buyers.</p>

Building Codes

Building Codes

Building codes ensure safe homes. But many codes proposed today are done so without regard to cost to home buyers.

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