Job growth accelerated in July amid higher inflation and growing economic pressures. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 528,000 and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5% in July.

Due to health and safety concerns and ongoing travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, NAHB and the National Kitchen & Bath Association regretfully announced that the 8th annual Design & Construction Week featuring NAHB's International Builders' Show and NKBA's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show will no longer be an in-person event.

The two organizations also announced that BUILDER will cease to be the official magazine of NAHB at the end of 2020.

The National Association of Home Builders officially opened online registration for the 2019 NAHB International Builders' Show, the largest annual light construction trade show in the world.

The International Code Council has selected Jack Applegate, a building official for Northwest Code Professionals in Eugene, Ore., to receive the 2018 ICC Raising the Profile Award.

The Professional Women in Building Council of the National Association of Home Builders has recognized Karen Schroeder, executive vice president and partner of Mayberry Homes in East Lansing, Mich., as NAHB PWB Woman of the Year.

Surveys show that more homeowners are staying put and renovating instead of buying a new home.
 

The National Association of Home Builders named JBuilder of the Year and Community of the Year as part of the 2018 Best of 55+ Housing Awards.

D. Ryan Miller was honored as the "Best in Green Young Professional of the Year: One to Watch" by the National Association of Home Builders as part of the association's Best in Green Awards during the NAHB International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.

Although multifamily housing starts are expected to slightly moderate this year and in 2019, production levels are projected to remain stable in a range considered normal, according to experts participating in a press conference during the National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.