10 Best Home Builder Stocks To Buy Now

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In this article, we discuss 10 best home builder stocks to buy now. If you want to see more stocks in this selection, check out 5 Best Home Builder Stocks To Buy Now

The United States housing market is experiencing a drastic drop in home prices and simultaneously, the demand from buyers is also contracting. This is primarily due to potential home buyers reaching their affordability ceiling with the soaring mortgage rates. Similarly, sellers do not want to give up their houses, as they enjoy significantly lower fixed mortgage rates. Bloomberg cited Kelly Mangold of RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, in a report dated September 20: 

“While there is no lack of demand from households seeking to purchase, many of these same buyers cannot afford the high prices these new homes command with mortgage rates where they stand today.”

Housing prices in the US have taken a turn for the worst and are indicating the largest monthly declines since 2009. The skyrocketing mortgage rates have driven affordability to the lowest level since the 1980s. While prices are declining on a month-over-month basis, they still remain significantly elevated, and are way greater than last year, when the buying frenzy was strong.

Firms like Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Moody's Analytics, Capital Economics, Zonda, Zelman & Associates, Fannie Mae, and John Burns Real Estate Consulting believe that the sharpest home price declines are yet to be seen. This correction in the housing market will result in demand eventually picking up for new residential construction, renovations, and remodeling in the near future. However, home builder stocks are currently trading at large discounts, which makes it a good idea to pick them up before share prices shoot higher. Some of the best home builder stocks to buy now include Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), Builders FirstSource, Inc. (NYSE:BLDR), and Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE:CSL). 

Our Methodology 

We selected the best home builder stocks based on positive analyst coverage, strong business fundamentals, and growth prospects once the housing market gains momentum. We have assessed the hedge fund sentiment from Insider Monkey’s database of 895 elite hedge funds tracked as of the end of the second quarter of 2022. 

10 Best Home Builder Stocks To Buy Now

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Best Home Builder Stocks To Buy Now

10. Latham Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWIM)

 

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 13

Latham Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWIM) is a New York-based company that designs, manufactures, and markets residential swimming pools in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers in-ground swimming pools, pool covers, and pool liners.