Building Materials Lumber Prices Spike 29% in September, Highest Monthly Gain on Record Last month, prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased by 1.8%. NAHB says the core index for building materials...
Construction Home Sales Outpace Construction Starts by Record Margin Newly-built single-family home sales have outpaced for-sale single-family construction starts, according to NAHB. The association says due...
Off-Site Construction How Builders Intend to Use Off-Site Methods in 5 Years In just one year, an increasing number of builders reported intent to utilize off-site construction within the next five years. Home...
Prefab + Panelization Prefab Methods Struggle to Compete With Traditional Techniques While prefab methods may seem like a quick fix to many home building problems, the transition is not as easy as it sounds. One homeowner...
Labor + Trade Relations Construction Labor Market Shows Normalization in July, August Despite waves of layoffs in March and April, the construction labor market continues to rebound. Hiring rates in the construction sector...
Resilient Construction Wildfire Prevention Includes Rebuilding Safer Homes How do you prevent wildfires from ravaging more neighborhoods, homes, and lives? The answer may not be found in foliage management, but home...
Design Amenities Homeowners Request Most The hottest trends right now for residential design are all a result of the pandemic. The American Institute of Architect’s third quarter...
Construction Single-Family Lot Sizes Drop to Record Low Since the Census Bureau began tracking lot sizes for single-family detached homes in 1992, lot sizes have only decreased. Last year, lot...
Affordability Home Price Increases May End When This Happens What will be the demise of the housing industry’s unprecedented boom? As more obstacles and hurdles are thrown at the industry, it somehow...
Construction As Residential Construction Booms, Nonresidential Suffers The residential construction industry has rebounded greatly since the beginning of the pandemic, but the same cannot be said for...
