A modest drop in mortgage rates over the past month has helped home builder confidence improve in January, after 12 consecutive months of falling, according to a survey released Wednesday.

The Home Builder Confidence Index rose to 41 in September, up from August's reading of 39. The latest print from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) came in line with expectations as ...

(Bloomberg) -- Confidence ... on land development and home construction business loans,” NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz said in a prepared statement. Shares of builder stocks have been ...

Builder confidence increased as rates fell roughly 50 basis points over the past month, which pushed the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence index up 3 points to 37 ...

Confidence among U.S. single-family ... The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo's gauge of builder sentiment increased 7 points to 42, figures released Wednesday showed.

Confidence among ... rates on land development and home construction business loans,” NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz said in a prepared statement. Shares of builder stocks have been soaring ...

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose to 43 in October, an ...

(Reuters) - U.S. home builder confidence rose in October for the second consecutive month but volatile mortgage rates and low housing affordability continued to pose headwinds. The NAHB/Wells ...