A modest drop in mortgage rates over the past month has helped home builder confidence improve in January, after 12 consecutive months of falling, according to a survey released Wednesday.

U.S. home builder confidence rose in March to the highest level since July due to lower mortgage rates and an improved pricing environment amid a continued existing home inventory shortage, the ...

Confidence among U.S. home builders in June rose to its highest level in nine months, a sign the housing market may be picking up steam after a sluggish winter.

Builder confidence increased as rates fell roughly 50 basis points over the past month, which pushed the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence index up 3 points to 37 ...

Confidence among U.S. single-family home builders rose in February for the second-straight month, a sign of continued improvement in a beaten down housing market. The National Association of Home ...

Home builder sentiment climbed in October to its strongest level since June 2006 as more serious buyers expressed interest in buying new single-family homes. The one-point gain in the National ...

Home builders say business is finally looking up. After staying pessimistic for months, builders now view sales conditions for new single-family homes as good, according to a closely watched gauge ...