Homeownership is the foundation of the American Dream! The North Dakota Association of Builders and the home building industry celebrate this by recognizing June as National Homeownership Month! The U.S. homeownership rate was 65.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Census Bureau's Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). Headlines across the country are highlighting the challenge of housing affordability. In 2026, 65% of U.S. households cannot afford a median-priced new home. At a median price of $413,595 and a 30-year mortgage rate of 6%, approximately 88.2 million households are priced out of the market.
Homeownership offers households one of the most reliable paths to accumulate assets and build wealth over time. Owning a home often builds equity that individuals and families can tap into for retirement, healthcare needs or unexpected hardships. Alleviating regulatory burdens and making sustained investments in workforce development are a snapshot of several issues our association and NAHB are advocating to make the dream of homeownership a reality!
Registration is live for our Summer Social in Medora! Head to our website www.ndbuild.com/events to register. National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chairman of the Board Bill Owens will be our special guest. Meetings and the Social will take place on Tuesday, August 4 at the Rough Riders Hotel with a golf event on Wednesday, August 5 at the Bully Pulpit Golf Course. To celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, we will be taking a tour of the new Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library while we are in town.
With the summer season upon us, golf tournaments are about to be in full swing! Don’t forget to register for your local golf event. First up is the BIA-RRV’s first golf tournament of the summer on June 26 in Hawley, followed by MAB’s Hammers & Keys Classic at the Beowulf Golf Club on July 13. The BMHBA will host their annual Golf Tournament on July 14 at Hawktree Golf Club and on July 16 and August 13 the BIA-RRV will hold their second and third golf outings in Hawley. The summer concludes with the DAHBA Golf Scramble on September 10 at the at the Heart River Golf Course and the FORX Golf Outing on September 24 at the Valley Golf Course in East Grand Forks.
2026 NAHB & NDAB Dates
- NAHB Spring Leadership Meetings & Legislative Conference: June 9-13 (Washington, D.C.)
- NDAB Summer Social and Meetings: August 4 (Medora)
- NAHB Fall Leadership Meetings: October 6-8 (Detroit, MI)
- NDAB Annual Banquet and Meetings: November 3 (Minot)
Please reach out to me with any questions about NDAB or your membership.
brittney@ndbuild.com
Brittney Roehrich, NDAB CEO
