James W. Tobin

CEO of the National Association of Home Builders. @NAHBHome

[James W. Tobin @JamesWTobin]

Unreliable @RoyalAirportSer Driver never showed this morning forcing me to miss my flight. Customer service kept me on hold and I had to call four separate times over 30 minutes before someone had the curtesy to tell me no one was coming. Find another option.

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It's finally time to vote! If you haven't already, take some time to go #vote and make sure politicians at all levels know that #housing is the top priority in the U.S. right now. More information on the election at https://t.co/wHTeIGpBDx

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It's HMI time again, so I'm in New York discussing home builder confidence and the current environment for home builders. This is a shot on set with Yahoo Finance. See the full interview at https://t.co/gVOZhJgPWS #realestate #economy

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"Builders are feeling pessimistic," National Association of Home Builders CEO Jim Tobin says. "We had gains all the way through the first half of this year [and] we've lost all of them. We're now below the 50 point mark."

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Huge thanks to Sen. @SteveDaines and @RepChuckEdwards for speaking to NAHB members this morning as they head to Capitol Hill for hundreds of meetings with members of Congress for the NAHB Legislative Conference. We're making #housing a key issue in 2024!

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Lori Asaro, 2024 Chair of the NAHB National Sales and Marketing Council, is driving to the Spring Leadership Meeting in DC next week, stopping at HBAs along the way. Follow the NAHB NSMC group on Facebook for more #NAHBontheRoad https://t.co/yj5HnIqvzS

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We think housing is going to be a primary issue in the 2024 elections, and others are starting to come around on that thinking. NAHB is doing everything it can to make our members' voices heard from now until November.
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I joined @HBAGhome for its Spring Board Meeting in beautiful Savannah last week and had great conversations about the state of home building in Georgia, policy issues facing builders, and the 2024 political season. Southern hospitality at its finest. #NAHBontheRoad

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I was honored to join the Coastal Bend HBA to celebrate its 75 years. It was a great event with 300+ people, including 27 past presidents! Alycia Kasperitis does a great job serving her members in Corpus Christi. I also got to see some friends from @Texas_Builders. #NAHBontheRoad

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I was honored to speak at @BGCA_Clubs Innovating Disruption convening, engaging with industry leaders about preparing the next generation for the workforce. I shared the stage with workforce champions and reiterated NAHB's strong support for Boys & Girls Clubs. #NAHBontheRoad

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Soaring mortgage rates are hitting home builders right in the middle of spring building season. The NAHB/@WellsFargo Housing Market Index (HMI) declined to negative territory in May, meaning home builders are not confident in the single-family home market. https://t.co/ZGesFohmIc

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Very interesting op-ed from @SenMarcoRubio in the @newyorkpost Friday about HUD's decision to require onerous energy codes for new homes in some of their mortgage programs. This is a huge issue for NAHB a primary focus of our staff. https://t.co/RDdxUesqnU #HousingAffordability

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A couple shots from a great trip to the General Membership Meeting of HBA of Greater Aiken-Augusta Region down in Georgia. Many thanks for the opportunity to talk housing with the members. I also toured a local Junior Achievement chapter with HBA leadership. #NAHBontheRoad

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NAHB Government Affairs and BUILD-PAC staff joined @buildmd in Maryland today to formally endorse longtime Maryland BIA and NAHB member @GovLarryHogan in his run for the U.S. Senate. As a former developer, Hogan knows how to fight for #housing.

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I have a podcast, you know. Every week, I host the NAHB podcast Housing Developments. If you want to learn the latest in housing news, subscribe through any podcast provider. We also get to do fun stuff like in the clip below.

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Big news from NAHB. We have unveiled a 10-point plan to help home builders do what they do best and what will help our economy the most: Build more homes. We will be sharing this with policymakers at all levels of government over the coming months.

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With a nationwide shortage of 1.5 million housing units, NAHB today unveiled a 10-point plan designed to tame shelter inflation and ease the #housingaffordability crisis by removing barriers to the construction of new homes and apartments. https://t.co/9hXHG2etEO

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Two in a row! Yesterday it was @nytimes, today it's @WSJ with an editorial noting that more regulation in the home building industry is what no one needs if we're serious about the #HousingAffordability crisis. Thank you WSJ for using NAHB numbers. https://t.co/gRpelmPF1q

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At NAHB, we feel that the tide is turning on local and state interference of housing expansion. Everyone agrees that it's time to cut the ridiculous red tape and get back to building, including the New York Times and City of San Francisco: https://t.co/BTIhRcuR4y

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Interesting study from @UCLA on the impact of inclusionary #zoning requirements at the local level. This zoning can help increase the stock of affordable #housing, but if taken too far, it can suppress overall home building. https://t.co/qCx84mospz

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This is the good stuff. Our state and local HBAs, like @OhioHBA and @cincybuilders, work with groups like @SkillsUSA to introduce more kids to the #skilledtrades and encourage their career development. NAHB Senior Officers were also there. https://t.co/epEq8lMqA0 #NAHBontheRoad