Little by little, but for a third consecutive month, the National Association of Home Builders /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index measuring developer optimism crept higher in March.

The index measures newly built single-family homes. It moved two points higher to 44.

Builders expressed that a lack of existing inventory is shifting demand to the new home market.

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