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Homebuilders Point to Data Centers and Tariffs as Housing Costs Climb
Original: Housing Costs Keep Rising: Lennar Points to Data Center Labor Demand While KB Home Flags Fuel, Tariff and
US homebuilders Lennar and KB Home say housing costs keep rising, but they blame different pressures. Lennar points to competition for construction labor from booming data center projects, while KB Home flags higher fuel costs, tariffs and other input expenses. The comments highlight how factors beyond traditional housing demand are pushing up build costs and, ultimately, home prices for buyers.
Why now: New builder earnings commentary links rising home costs to data center labor demand, fuel prices and tariffs.
LennarKB HomeUS housing market
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