{"id":9829,"date":"2026-08-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/?p=9829"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T00:00:00","slug":"us-builder-confidence-posts-mid-q2-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/us-builder-confidence-posts-mid-q2-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"US Builder Confidence Posts Mid-Q2 Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/lisa-miller-2\/nahb-housing-market-index-affordability-challenges-persist\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Builder confidence \u21913 points from Early-Q2 to 37 in Mid-Q2, topping forecast 34, while still below the 50 favorable threshold for new homes.<br \/>\nCurrent sales \u21913 points to 40; expected sales over next 6 mo \u21913 to 45; prospective buyer traffic \u21913 to 25 nationally.<br \/>\nRegional Builder Confidence<br \/>\nNortheast: \u21915 to 44<br \/>\nMidwest: \u21916 to 45<br \/>\nSouth: \u21912 to 36<br \/>\nWest: \u21911 to 27<br \/>\nHome builders pointed to higher long-term interest rates, gas prices, and economic uncertainty as pressure points, even as Midwest markets showed relative strength.<br \/>\nPolicy efforts to modify federal housing legislation could increase national supply and ease builder concerns, offering a constructive path amid affordability challenges.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Builder confidence \u21913 points from Early-Q2 to 37 in Mid-Q2, topping forecast 34, while still below the 50 favorable threshold for new homes. Current sales \u21913 points to 40; expected sales over next 6 mo \u21913 to 45; prospective buyer traffic \u21913 to 25 nationally. Regional Builder Confidence Northeast: \u21915 to 44 Midwest: \u21916 to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paOTA9-2yx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9817,"url":"https:\/\/lisamillerpllc.com\/staging\/us-buyers-see-more-builder-incentives\/","url_meta":{"origin":9829,"position":0},"title":"US Buyers See More Builder Incentives","author":"admin","date":"July 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"US builder confidence registered 35 in Late-Q2, staying below 40 for a 14th straight mo amid affordability pressure, costs, and mortgage-rate headwinds. 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