US Homebuilder Confidence Edges Up After Budget Bill Passage
An index of housing market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo improved 1 point to 33 this month, still one of the lowest readings since the end of 2022. The gauge matched the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
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