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NAHB Housing Market Index (October)

Oct 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m. ET

The National Association of Home Builders' monthly survey of builder confidence, the first housing read of a week that also brings starts, permits and pending sales. Builders have been squeezed by mortgage rates above 7% but rallied with yields in mid-October.

Previous: 32 (September)

Expected: 31 (Trading Economics consensus)