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Homebuilder confidence in November shatters record high, as buyers keep fleeing for the suburbs

The nation’s homebuilders have never been this happy.

In November, builder confidence in the construction market for single-family homes soared to its third record high in as many months.

Overall builder sentiment hit 90 on the monthly National Association of Home Builders’ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Anything above 50 is considered positive. Last November, the index stood at 71. At the start of the coronavirus pandemic, in April, builder confidence plummeted to 30. Buyer demand has been incredibly and unexpectedly strong since then.