Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in August, down one point from July, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The current sales conditions index fell one point to 35, sales expectations in the next six months held at 43 and traffic of prospective buyers rose two points to 22.
House passes budget deal, ending partial shutdown
Under the agreement, the Department of Homeland Security will receive less than two weeks of stopgap funding while lawmakers and the White House continue to negotiate policy changes involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
