By Kevin McCauley
The National Assn. of Home Builders has retained Prime Policy Group to handle regulatory and tax reform issues for the trade group that represents more than 160K construction companies and housing remodelers.
The NAHB has warned that the scheduled Oct. 1 drop in mortgage loan limits for government sponsored Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Federal Housing Administration loans could deal a blow to the market that is “still struggling to get back on its feet,” according to a statement from NAHB chairman Bob Nielsen.
PPG, which is a Burson-Marsteller unit, fields Charlie Black, former Republican National Committee spokesperson and aide to former presidents Reagan and Bush I; Mark Disler, ex-staffer for Utah Senator Orrin Hatch and Erin Graefe, aide to former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on the NAHB team.
The Commerce Dept. reported that sales of newly built single-family homes declined 2.1 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted rate of 319K units.
NAHB says the April and May numbers represent “some very slow improvement, which should continue as expected economic gains boost consumer confidence.” |