Construction Residential Construction Loan Volume Increases The volume of residential construction lending declined starting at the beginning of 2019, but it’s continued an upward trajectory through...
Construction Lumber Veteran Sees Holding Off on Construction as 'Sensible' A National Association of Home Builders’ survey found 19% of builders are delaying building in order to mitigate high lumber costs, and one...
Labor + Trade Relations Construction Job Openings Hit 2-Year High To meet current new home construction demand, the industry requires more lumber and labor. The number of open construction jobs increased in...
Construction Single-Family Permits Issued Most in Southern States Compared to the number of active listings, there are 680,000 fewer homes for sale across the country, according to the National Association...
Construction Construction Sector Unemployment Rate Increased in May Overall unemployment decreased in May down to 5.8% with the addition of 559,000 workers. Unemployment in April hit 6.1% with just $278,000...
Affordability Creative Ways Builders Are Tackling the Affordability Issue Builders, developers, and homebuyers are all affected by rising housing costs—here are some creative ways builders are successfully...
Leadership Even Flow: The Heartbeat of a Production Builder Learn to speak the language of even flow and the slot system for more efficient production, greater profitability, and improved customer satisfaction
Building Materials Building Material Costs Increase Upwards of 200% in One Year Building a home in the U.S. has never been more expensive than it is today, says Bloomberg. Building material costs have increased upwards...
Building Materials Single-Family Builders Report Material Costs Are Up 26% on Average A recent survey of home builders found that on average, building material costs have increased 26.1% during the past year. The National...
Resilient Construction Wildfires Are Only Worsening—It May Be Time for New Construction Methods As bushes and trees nearby turned to ash, one California resident’s home remained untouched by the Valley Fire of 2015. How? Its composition...
