NAHB Housing Market Index

NAHB Housing Market Index is released by the National Association of Home Builders. It presents home sales and expected home buildings in the future indicating housing market trend in the United States. The growth rate of the housing market affects the USD volatility. Normally, a high reading is seen as positive (or bullish) for the USD, whereas a low reading is seen as negative (or bearish).

Most recent - Tuesday 17 February 2026 15:00

Previous
37
Revised
-
Forecast
38
Actual
36

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

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Forecast history

The most recent announced value for NAHB Housing Market Index was 36 against a forecast of 38.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Tuesday 17 February 2026 15:00
38
36
Friday 16 January 2026 15:00
40
37
Monday 15 December 2025 15:00
38
39
Tuesday 18 November 2025 15:00
37
38
Thursday 16 October 2025 14:00
33
37
Tuesday 16 September 2025 14:00
33
32
Monday 18 August 2025 14:00
34
32
Thursday 17 July 2025 14:00
33
33
Tuesday 17 June 2025 14:00
36
32
Thursday 15 May 2025 14:00
40
34
Wednesday 16 April 2025 14:00
37
40
Monday 17 March 2025 14:00
42
39
Tuesday 18 February 2025 15:00
47
42
Thursday 16 January 2025 15:00
45
47
Tuesday 17 December 2024 15:00
47
46
Monday 18 November 2024 15:00
44
46
Thursday 17 October 2024 14:00
42
43
Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00
40
41
Thursday 15 August 2024 14:00
43
39
Tuesday 16 July 2024 14:00
44
42
Wednesday 19 June 2024 14:00
45
43
Wednesday 15 May 2024 14:00
51
45
Monday 15 April 2024 14:00
51
51
Monday 18 March 2024 14:00
48
51
Thursday 15 February 2024 15:00
46
48
Wednesday 17 January 2024 15:00
39
44
Monday 18 December 2023 15:00
36
37
Thursday 16 November 2023 15:00
40
34
Tuesday 17 October 2023 14:00
44
40
Monday 18 September 2023 14:00
50
45
Tuesday 15 August 2023 14:00
56
50
Tuesday 18 July 2023 14:00
56
56
Monday 19 June 2023 14:00
51
55
Tuesday 16 May 2023 14:00
45
50
Monday 17 April 2023 14:00
44
45
Wednesday 15 March 2023 14:00
40
44

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next NAHB Housing Market Index result:

PreviousLatest
Industrial Production (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.7%
Building Permits (MoM)Bullish change1.388M1.448M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.322M1.404M
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.411M1.388M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.272M1.322M
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change5.4%-1.4%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change6.6%-2.5%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change0.5%0.9%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change0.8%0.6%
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change7.77.1
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change7.8K10.3K
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0.2%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change2.7%2.4%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.3%
Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change2.6%2.5%
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change4.4%-8.4%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change232K227K
Monthly Budget StatementBullish change$-145B$-95B
Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.4%
Average Hourly Earnings (YoY)(no change)3.7%3.7%
Labor Force Participation RateBullish change62.4%62.5%
Nonfarm PayrollsBullish change48K130K
U6 Underemployment RateBullish change8.4%8%
Unemployment RateBullish change4.4%4.3%
Employment Cost IndexBearish change0.8%0.7%
Retail Sales (MoM)Bearish change0.6%0%
Retail Sales Control GroupBearish change0.2%-0.1%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bearish change0.4%0%
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change5K6.5K
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBearish change5756.6
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change56.457.3
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change4%3.5%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.3%3.4%
JOLTS Job OpeningsBearish change6.928M6.542M
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change209K231K
Challenger Job CutsBullish change35.553K108.435K

About NAHB Housing Market Index

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:National Association of Home Builders
Category:Housing Market
Frequency:Monthly
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