Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) showing a continued slight improvement for most measures with the overall index moving up 1 point to 16 since last month as home builders continue to plod through the weakest activity seen in generations.It's important to recognize that currently each sentiment index is showing notable year-over-year declines with each still sitting very near the lowest levels seen in over 20 years, a testament to the significance of the latest pullback.
Further, the "buyer traffic" index is showing the weakest results pulling back some 7.69% since November of 2009 and sitting just above the lowest level ever recorded.
The new home market will likely not resume any significant form of healthy function until the considerable overhang of inventory is cleared.
