Home builder confidence falls to third lowest level since 2012 with investors eyeing price cut opportunities

Home Builder Sentiment at 3rd Lowest Reading Since 2012 0 By Brad Beckett on June 23, 2025N

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According to the latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed three points to 32 in June 2025, the third-lowest since 2012. They say their index has only posted a lower reading two times since 2012. The NAHB has been conducting the monthly survey for more than 35 years, and a score of 50 is considered the breakeven point.

Home builder confidence falls to third lowest level since 2012 with investors eyeing price cut opportunities.”


“Buyers are increasingly moving to the sidelines due to elevated mortgage rates and tariffs, and economic uncertainty…To help address affordability concerns and bring hesitant buyers off the fence, a growing number of builders are moving to cut prices.” Said NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes, a home builder and developer from Lexington, N.C.

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Director of Education & Outreach, National Real Estate Investors Association

Brad Beckett

Director of Education & Outreach, National Real Estate Investors Association

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