New-Home Sales Why Are There Fewer Homes Being Built? Although the housing market appears to be constructing, selling, and buying at unprecedented rates, there are less homes being built now...
Education + Training Skilled Labor Fund to Educate 1,400 Workers With New Grant The Skilled Labor Fund announces a new grant from the Home Depot Foundation and National Association of Home Builders for training construction trades
Construction Quality 7 Deadly Sins: Construction Defects to Avoid, Part II Home builder best practices for identifying and eliminating construction defects in concrete foundations and slabs, mechanicals, HVAC and fire resistive assemblies, and insulation
Design From Missouri to Connecticut, These Cabin Designs Are Popping Up Everywhere One architect turned developer transformed a secluded, woodsy area outside of New York into the headquarters for $1 million luxury cabins...
Economics Townhouse Construction Weakens, But Its Future Looks Bright Townhouse construction decreased during the second quarter, putting it in a weaker position than the overall building market. NAHB says most...
Design 3D Home Printing Startup Receives $35 Million in Funding A startup that 3D prints homes just received an additional $35 million in funding this week. ICON has the same goal other tiny home...
Economics Rising Lumber Cost Pushes New Home Prices Up $14,000 Rising softwood lumber prices means rising home prices. NAHB estimates single-family home prices have increased by $14,116 since April 17...
Design New Homes Are Getting Smaller, But Predicted to Level Off A second quarter home size analysis found that new single-family homes are smaller, but NAHB predicts a pivot toward larger homes in the...
Sales Zillow Now Offering Home Builder Ratings, Reviews Online listing site Zillow found that 76% of new construction buyers said builder reputation is very or extremely important. Now the site is...
Economics Housing Starts Defy Economist Predictions, Increase By 22.6% in July The floodgates opened in July for new housing starts, a ravenous return from the previous month’s smaller numbers. According to MarketWatch,...
