Did you know? The primary residence accounts for 30% of all assets held by households.

Did you know? The # of households headed by someone age 55+ will increase through 2019 to more than 45% of all U.S. households.

What are the after-effects from the government shutdown? NAHB CEO Jerry Howard explains. bcove.me/auadoznr

Which metropolitan areas are seeing the fastest recovery? cnbc.com/id/101159103

Watch how a wounded veteran was surprised with the gift of homeownership on the latest Housing Now. bcove.me/l43tohqc

Still reeling from the government shutdown. How has the housing economy fared so far? ow.ly/qpwgb

Did you know? Kitchens get about 11.9% of floor space in small homes, versus 11.1% of the space in larger ones.

Did you know? 86% who benefit from the mortgage interest deduction have incomes less than $200K.

The gap between current production + potential housing production is 800,000 homes, or 2.4 million untapped jobs. ow.ly/qwucj

5% down? What do you think? ow.ly/qAp4r

Did you know? 74% surveyed said owning a home is worth the risk of market fluctuations.

How is the economy affecting the typical household formation? cnbc.com/id/101172009

Did you know? Building 100 single-family homes generates $9 million in taxes + revenue for state, local and federal governments.

Where are the most and least affordable cities? Check out this list: ow.ly/qPS5j

Did you know? About 12 million households now pay more than 50% of their annual incomes for housing

Did you know? In 2011, 4.3 million out of 76 million American households were made up of at least three generations.

Did you know? A 2011 study showed that 39% of adults ages 18 to 34 have had to move in with their parents in recent years.

FHFA announced 2014 baseline max conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie&Freddie stay at $417K nahb.bz/IlGv0F

Apartments are seeing a surge in this market! Sign of the times? nahb.bz/1b344kR

Subprime loans are finding their way back - nahb.bz/1aZiUw2