Construction Builder Confidence Takes a Hit Amid Rising Mortgage Rates, Lumber Prices Builder confidence dipped 2 points this month as pressing issues, such as rising building material prices, delivery times, and mortgage...
Construction Home Building Trades Most Reliant on Foreign-Born Workforce Foreign-born construction workers account for 24% of the overall construction workforce, but that share nearly doubles in California and...
Construction How Sacramento Plans to Change Construction Process to Address Housing Needs Due mostly to construction challenges, California’s housing affordability and shortage are noted as one of the country’s most severe....
Construction Single-Family Permits Increase 19.2% Across the Country The total number of single-family permits issued in January 2021 exceeded last year’s levels by 19.2%, for a total difference of 13,535...
Construction More Construction Job Openings in January Since Fall 2019 January construction job openings reached a new high while hiring rates actually dipped. Job openings increased by 4% in January, but hiring...
Construction Off-Site Versus On-Site Construction Advocates for factory-built homes and traditional on-site builder True Homes present their cases for why their respective approaches are...
Construction Number of Immigrant Construction Workers Increases While Share Drops Immigrant construction workers continue to make up a historic number of total construction workers, but the number of native-born...
Women in Construction Construction Industry Offers Many Opportunities for Women Despite the small, but growing, share of women in construction, it can be a lucrative field, says Forbes. In construction, there is no...
Women at WIRC Celebrate Women in Construction Week With the Women in Residential Construction Conference On-Demand The first live connected Women in Residential Construction Conference was held over three days, featuring informative and inspiring speakers...
Building Materials The Path to Today's Lumber Prices and the Future The path to today’s all-time high lumber prices began back during the Great Recession and prices are unlikely to see relief until 2022, says...
