The numbers: Builder confidence rose in December for the first time in five months as mortgage rates fell.
Builder confidence increased as rates fell roughly 50 basis points over the past month, which pushed the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) monthly confidence index up 3 points to 37 in December, the trade group said on Monday.
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