In the role, he will have oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which have been under government conservatorship for 16 years.
The company will send its largest contingent yet to the builder show.
Pulte is the grandson of PulteGroup founder William Pulte and heads a private equity firm.
The affordability crisis is impacting prospective homeowners and renters, and rising costs suggest affordability will remain a top housing issue, according to the NAHB.
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, renters’ self-assessed probability of ever owning a home decreased to the lowest share on record.