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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).

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Most recent - Friday 16 January 2026 15:00

Revised

Forecast

Actual

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

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for NAHB Housing Market Index was 37 against a forecast of 40.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Friday 16 January 2026 15:00

Monday 15 December 2025 15:00

Tuesday 18 November 2025 15:00

Thursday 16 October 2025 14:00

Tuesday 16 September 2025 14:00

Monday 18 August 2025 14:00

Thursday 17 July 2025 14:00

Tuesday 17 June 2025 14:00

Thursday 15 May 2025 14:00

Wednesday 16 April 2025 14:00

Monday 17 March 2025 14:00

Tuesday 18 February 2025 15:00

Thursday 16 January 2025 15:00

Tuesday 17 December 2024 15:00

Monday 18 November 2024 15:00

Thursday 17 October 2024 14:00

Tuesday 17 September 2024 14:00

Thursday 15 August 2024 14:00

Tuesday 16 July 2024 14:00

Wednesday 19 June 2024 14:00

Wednesday 15 May 2024 14:00

Monday 15 April 2024 14:00

Monday 18 March 2024 14:00

Thursday 15 February 2024 15:00

Wednesday 17 January 2024 15:00

Monday 18 December 2023 15:00

Thursday 16 November 2023 15:00

Tuesday 17 October 2023 14:00

Monday 18 September 2023 14:00

Tuesday 15 August 2023 14:00

Tuesday 18 July 2023 14:00

Monday 19 June 2023 14:00

Tuesday 16 May 2023 14:00

Monday 17 April 2023 14:00

Wednesday 15 March 2023 14:00

Wednesday 15 February 2023 15:00

Economic context

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

		Previous	Latest
Fed Interest Rate Decision	(no change)	3.75%	3.75%
Housing Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.4%	0.6%
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bearish change	8K	7.75K
Durable Goods Orders	Bullish change	-2.1%	5.3%
Durable Goods Orders ex Defense	Bullish change	-1.3%	6.6%
Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation	Bullish change	0.1%	0.5%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft	Bullish change	0.3%	0.7%
Michigan Consumer Expectations Index	Bullish change	55	57
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index	Bullish change	54	56.4
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations	Bearish change	4.2%	4%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation	Bearish change	3.4%	3.3%
S&P Global Composite PMI	Bullish change	52.7	52.8
S&P Global Manufacturing PMI	Bullish change	51.8	51.9
S&P Global Services PMI	(no change)	52.5	52.5
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.2%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	2.7%	2.8%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.2%	0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bullish change	2.7%	2.8%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bullish change	0.1%	0.3%
Personal Spending	(no change)	0.5%	0.5%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	(no change)	0.2%	0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.8%	2.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)	Bearish change	0.3%	0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	2.8%	2.7%
Personal Income (MoM)	Bearish change	0.4%	0.1%
Personal Spending	Bullish change	0.3%	0.5%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bearish change	199K	200K
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)	(no change)	2.9%	2.9%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	Bullish change	4.3%	4.4%
Gross Domestic Product Price Index	(no change)	3.7%	3.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)	(no change)	2.8%	2.8%
Pending Home Sales (MoM)	Bearish change	3.3%	-9.3%
ADP Employment Change 4-week average	Bearish change	11.25K	8K
Industrial Production (MoM)	(no change)	0.4%	0.4%
Initial Jobless Claims	Bullish change	207K	198K
NY Empire State Manufacturing Index	Bullish change	-3.7	7.7
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey	Bullish change	-8.8	12.6

About NAHB Housing Market Index

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

Related events

	Australia		Building Permits (MoM)
	New Zealand		Building Permits s.a. (MoM)
	United States		Pending Home Sales (MoM)
	United States		Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)
	United States		New Home Sales Change (MoM)
	United States		Housing Starts (MoM)
	United States		Building Permits (MoM)

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