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 - Monday 17 August 2026 14:00

Previous
34
Revised
-
Forecast
33
Actual
35

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

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for NAHB Housing Market Index was 35 against a forecast of 33.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Monday 17 August 2026 14:00
33
35
Thursday 16 July 2026 14:00
35
34
Monday 15 June 2026 14:00
36
35
Monday 18 May 2026 14:00
35
37
Wednesday 15 April 2026 14:00
37
34
Monday 16 March 2026 14:00
37
38
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

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
ISM Services Employment IndexBullish change47.447.8
ISM Services New Orders IndexBullish change57.260.9
ISM Services PMIBullish change54.155.4
ISM Services Prices PaidBullish change70.372.6
S&P Global Composite PMI(no change)5656
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change204K206K
Nonfarm Productivity(no change)1.4%1.4%
Unit Labor CostsBearish change1.3%1.2%
Challenger Job CutsBullish change33.429K52.881K
Factory Orders (MoM)Bullish change-0.2%0.9%
ADP Employment ChangeBearish change46K38K
ISM Manufacturing Employment IndexBearish change52.851.2
ISM Manufacturing New Orders IndexBearish change56.753.7
ISM Manufacturing PMIBearish change55.654.6
ISM Manufacturing Prices Paid(no change)71.171.1
JOLTS Job OpeningsBullish change7.182M7.271M
Chicago PMIBearish change57.647.1
Michigan Consumer Expectations IndexBullish change50.651.5
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBullish change5151.7
UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationsBearish change4.3%4%
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation(no change)3.3%3.3%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change207K203K
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change0.1%0.2%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)(no change)3.3%3.3%
Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)Bullish change3.4%3.6%
Durable Goods OrdersBullish change0.5%1.1%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBullish change0.3%1.3%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBearish change1.1%0.4%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized(no change)1.5%1.5%
Gross Domestic Product Price IndexBullish change6.3%6.4%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change1.7%0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM)Bullish change-0.1%0.2%
Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY)(no change)3.7%3.7%
Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)Bullish change5.1%5.3%
Personal Income (MoM)Bullish change0.2%0.4%
Personal SpendingBearish change0.3%0.2%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bearish change7.6%-10.5%
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.3%0%
ADP Employment Change 4-week averageBullish change9.5K11.75K
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change54.556
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change53.953.2
S&P Global Services PMIBullish change54.656.8

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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