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Jim Tobin, CAE, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), spoke to Virginia home builders and partners at the Home Builders Association of Virginia’s 2025 Spring Luncheon on April 23. There, Tobin went broad and candid, and laid out the real story behind America’s housing affordability and supply crisis.
From rising construction costs and a nationwide labor shortage to the role of immigration policy and the impact of new tariffs, Tobin shares insights from the front lines of housing advocacy in Washington, explains what’s driving pessimism in the home building industry, and calls on policymakers and industry leaders alike to put housing first. He discusses:
- Why home starts are stalling
- How to fix the skilled labor gap
- How tariffs can impact housing prices
- The role of immigration in solving the workforce crisis