--- title: Positive Trend in Housing Markets description: "Positive news about the housing market is becoming easier to find.  A recent article for the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) reveals" image: https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hs-fs/file-17807320-jpg/images/positive_housing_market.jpg --- [![REEF Cape Cod Builders](https://capecodbuilder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reef-logo-2022.gif "REEF Cape Cod Builders") ](https://capecodbuilder.com/) - [Real Estate](https://capecodbuilder.com/cape-cod-land-search/) - [Contact](https://capecodbuilder.com/contact/) - [(508) 394-3090](tel:15083943090) Menu # Welcome to the Cape Cod Builder blog # Positive Trend in Housing Markets Posted by [Matthew Teague](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/author/matthew-teague) on Sun, Jan 22, 2012 ![Matthew Teague](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hubfs/REEFLogo2013_vertical_med.png) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Positive news about the housing market is becoming easier to find.  ![Positive Housing Market](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hs-fs/file-17807320-jpg/images/positive_housing_market.jpg)A recent article for the NAHB (National Association of Home Builders) reveals that, *"The number of housing markets showing measurable improvement nearly doubled in January with the addition of 40 new metros to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI), released today.  The IMI now boasts 76 improving markets, up from 41 in December, with 31 states and the District of Columbia represented by at least one entry.The index identifies metropolitan areas that have shown improvement from their respective troughs in housing permits, employment and house prices for at least six consecutive months."* To View the Entire article on the NAHB website, click on the link below; [http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=14478](http://www.nahb.org/news_details.aspx?newsID=14478) Tags: [cape cod homes](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/topic/cape-cod-homes), [Cape Cod Builder](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/topic/cape-cod-builder), [building on cape cod](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/topic/building-on-cape-cod), [new construction](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/topic/new-construction) ### Subscribe to Email Updates Search Blog Search Google [Cape Cod Building CostsHow much does it cost per square foot to build on Cape Cod? 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