Government regulations add nearly $132K to cost of new home, builders say ^66.5%

Fox Business - By Bradford Betz - 6/18/2026, 7:21 PM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 28.8% - Negativity Bias 28.4% - Confirmation Bias 23.3%

Government regulations now add roughly $132,000 to the cost of a typical newly built home, according to a new study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), as industry leaders warn that mounting costs are worsening the nation's housing affordability challenges. The NAHB study found that regulations imposed by federal,... more