Resilient Construction The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real. How Are Home Builders Responding? Increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters are driving resilient construction in more U.S. markets, but most builders aren’t going beyond what’s mandated by code
Quality Matters Construction Quality Assurance Program Fundamentals Home builders should take these steps to create an effective QA program that yields lasting results
Construction What Will 2020 Bring for the Housing Market? Although 2020 is not going to be a relaxing walk through the park, housing experts say that the industry is in a much better position than...
Construction A Decade of Recovery: How the 2010s Shaped American Home Building For builders, the 2010s were filled with loss, determination, and rebuilding. This decade was rough—its total of 6.8 million single-family...
Construction The Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities of 2019 Master-planned communities (MPCs) got a boost in 2019 with a six-percent sales increase, and Texas, Florida, and California boasted 61...
Prefab + Panelization Prefabulous: The Best Prefab Homes of 2019 2019 was a big year for prefab due to increased deregulation of ADUs and growing interest in offsite and modular construction. Cities such...
Construction What Technology Did Builders Use Most in 2019? To find the most popular building technology, look up. By a long shot, roof trusses topped the list of builders’ and remodelers’ use of...
Construction Number of Unfilled Construction Positions Remains High Despite Dip in October Builders found some relief in October from the labor shortage that has been plaguing home building since the Great Recession. According to a...
Economics Lot Shortage Eases Up, But Recovery Is Still Long and Winding Road The lot shortage eased up in 2019, a year which has ended on a generally good note for the home building industry. Still, questions remain...
Construction Permits and New-Home Construction Activity Continue to Climb Give yourself a pat on the back: National housing stats just keep breaking post-recession records as permitting reached a pace of 1.37...
