Housing Developments

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss a very busy week of meetings with Administration officials on a variety of topics, including lumber prices and affordable housing. Jerry and Jim also address the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and offer their support for the president’s nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss the recently-announced eviction moratorium, enforced by the CDC. Plus, in a new election segment of the podcast, the hosts discuss the Arizona Senate race between incumbent Sen. Martha McSally and former space shuttle commander Mark Kelly.

Jerry and Jim examine the political impact of the political conventions on the 2020 race for President and control of the Senate.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard discusses the importance of getting runaway lumber pricing under control and the steps NAHB is taking to work with the administration on a solution. Howard also explores the impact of the RNC and DNC on the 2020 presidential race.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden’s VP pick, and what a Biden-Harris White House could mean for home builders.

On this week’s episode of Housing Developments, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss what President Trump’s recent executive orders and memorandums could mean for Americans in the wake of COVID-19, how NAHB is responding to rising lumber prices, and how NAHB members can prepare themselves and their customers for hurricane season.

Following a summer hiatus, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin return to the Housing Developments podcast to discuss the latest developments in Washington and around the country. Learn about how housing is poised to lead the economic recovery and what NAHB is doing to support home builders, home owners and renters five months into the coronavirus pandemic.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin welcome a very special guest: star political analyst, Charlie Cook. Founder, editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report, Cook is a political analyst for NBC News and an NAHB alumnus. Listen to Cook discuss the inner workings of the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election and share his insights and forecasts for races across the board.

NAHB Chief Economist Rob Dietz provides members an update of the current economic outlook. To learn more about the effect of the coronavirus on the economy, visit eyeonhousing.org.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss the April 16 Job Site Safety Stand Down, and residential construction's “essential” status in the latest episode of the NAHB podcast Housing Developments. To learn more about the Safety Stand Down and to access all of NAHBs coronavirus-related resources, visit nahb.org/coronavirus.

NAHB Chief Economist Rob Dietz gives an updated look at our nation’s economy as it adapts to this new coronavirus environment and explains data specific to the construction sector.

In this special episode of Housing Developments, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard announces two new housing provisions from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency that were announced over the weekend.

NAHB EVP of Government Affairs Jim Tobin provides a quick update on the massive, $2 trillion stimulus bill that passed the Senate late on March 25 and what it will mean for housing.

In this special edition of Housing Developments, NAHB CEO Jerry Howard, head of Government Affairs Jim Tobin and Chief Economist Rob Dietz provide updates on how the Federation is responding to the outbreak of the COVID-19 illness caused by novel coronavirus, including an economic outlook for housing and the broader economy.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss upcoming energy code legislation with special guest George Lowe, VP at the American Gas Association. This legislation includes a bill from Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) that would greatly exacerbate the housing affordability crisis if passed. Howard and Tobin also review the state of the national election and housing plans put forth by the 2020 democratic candidates.

On the year-end episode of Housing Developments, hosts Jerry Howard and Jim Tobin look back at 2019, including NAHB's key policy wins from the year, and where we’re headed in 2020. NAHB had several advocacy victories wins this year, and helped to move the needle on key issues that affect the building industry. Throughout 2019, the association focused on the housing affordability crisis, devoting resources to bringing the American dream of homeownership back within reach.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin are joined by Anne Anderson of Green Mountain Engineering to get an inside scoop on the building codes development process.

NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin and special guests discuss the latest trend in the fight for affordable housing: upzoning. Does this policy have the legs to be more than a trend and become a viable solution to build more homes where people want to live?

After a summer hiatus, co-hosts NAHB CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin return to discuss all things economics. From rent control measures to home-buying trends, they discuss some tricky issues at a very high level with special guests Lynn Fisher, senior economic advisor at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and NAHB Economist Danushka Nanayakkara.

In this week’s episode of Housing Developments, CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin sit down with the CEO and President of the National Housing Endowment, Mark Pursell. The three discuss the challenges of workforce development, and the ways that groups all over the country are working to build up the next generation of the trade.