Gain a Competitive Edge with BuilderBooks
Success in the residential construction industry is more than luck and timing. In addition to the numerous educational seminars and access to industry news, NAHB members can take advantage of BuilderBooks to gain a competitive edge in the industry.
As NAHB’s official bookstore, BuilderBooks offers award-winning publications, eBooks, brochures and more. The bookstore selections offer a variety of topics, including law, economics, accounting, codes and other housing industry-related subjects.
Each year BuilderBooks publishes various titles to help you build your business. Here are some of the publications released within the past year:
Remodelers’ Cost of Doing Business Study, 2023 Edition
Discover the benchmarks you need to compare your business to other remodeling firms like yours and the industry as a whole.
Single-Family Builder Compensation Study, 2022 Edition
Gain insights on how other single-family builders compensate their employees with pay and benefits.
Sold in sets of 10, this booklet provides home buyers with pages of maintenance tips to help keep their new home performing at its peak.
BuilderBooks is accessible anytime online by visiting BuilderBooks.com and by phone Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. NAHB members can take advantage of summer savings, including 50% off select titles through Aug. 31, 2023.
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Material Costs
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Economics
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Young Adult Headship Rates in 2024: Cyclical Slip or New Equilibrium?Reversing the post-pandemic rebound, the headship rates among young adults (the share of the population heading their own households) declined in 2024, according to NAHB’s analysis of the American Community Survey (ACS) data.
Economics
Feb 23, 2026
A 25-Basis-Point Decline in the Mortgage Rate Prices-In 1.42 Million HouseholdsHousing affordability remains a critical challenge nationwide, and mortgage rates continue to play a central role in shaping homebuying power. Although rates have declined from the recent peak of about 7.6% in 2023 to around 6.01% as of February 19,2026, they remain elevated relative to typical levels in the 2010s.
Economics
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New Home Sales Close 2025 with Modest GainsNew home sales ended 2025 on a mixed but resilient note, signaling steady underlying demand despite ongoing affordability and supply constraints. The latest data released today (and delayed because of the government shutdown in fall of 2025) indicate that while month-to-month activity shows a small decline, sales remain stronger than a year ago, signaling that buyer interest in newly built homes has improved.