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NAHB Index Ticks Higher As Rate Of Recovery Slows

US DATA
  • The NAHB housing market index edged 1pt higher to 45 as expected in April, still the highest since Sep’22 having recovered from a low of 31 in Dec.
  • The small gain on the month came as 2/3pt gains in present/future single family sales were offset by flat prospective buyer traffic. Individual trends are broadly similar though, with only future sales faring slightly better on a relative basis at the highest since Jun’22.
  • Regionally, the modest overall gain was led by the west and Midwest with south and northeast regions unchanged.
  • It continues a trend recovery in homebuilder sentiment but the rate is petering out, following a broad stalling in price to book ratios.

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