The numbers: Home-builder confidence plunged to the lowest level ... because as the cost of construction rises, so does the ...

The spring housing season is off to a shaky start as tariff concerns rattle builder sentiment. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index rose to 40 in April ...

Here are the main takeaways from the National Association of Home Builders' latest report ... The index is a gauge of builder confidence in the market for single-family housing.

Builder says spring ... than expected as potential home buyers have been more cautious due to continued affordability constraints and declining consumer confidence," said David Auld, the ...

Kate Davidson covered the Federal Reserve and U.S. economy from the Wall Street Journal's Washington bureau.

A majority of potential U.S. home sellers believe now is a good time to list their homes. This is driven by their confidence in home ... That number rises to 55% among those who have been ...

The spring home-building season is off to a rocky start. Housing starts, a measure of home construction, dropped 11.4% in March from February, according to new Census Bureau data. That marked the ...