Building Materials Rethinking the Global Supply Chain Avoiding supply-chain disruptions in the future (and especially in a crisis) requires a recommitment to American-made products
Coronavirus Resources and Information How Coronavirus Is Reshaping the Way Americans Think of the Home Before the pandemic, the home was often a place of refuge while Americans found entertainment, work, and shopping outside of the house. Now...
New-Home Sales Will the Housing Industry Lead the Nation’s Economic Recovery? The housing industry was bracing itself for a brutal April, but for new home builders, the damage was not nearly as bad as expected. Though...
Financing Mortgage Demand Spikes in April, Signaling Unexpectedly Quick Recovery There is a heat wave coming, but we’re not talking about the upcoming weather. The housing market is heating up as strong mortgage demand...
Opinion Into the Breach—Again The economic impacts of COVID-19 were a gut-punch to a housing industry on the cusp of a full recovery, but we'll come back from this, too
Coronavirus Resources and Information OSHA Now Requires Builders to Track COVID-19 Cases, Many Exempt In a reversal of its previous requirements, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that builders subject to its...
Trends Are the Suburbs Actually Trending? Not Yet, Zillow Data Shows During the height of the pandemic, real estate experts speculated that cooped up Millennials and health-conscious families would spark an...
Economics How Builders May Rekindle Southern California’s Burnt Out Housing Market While the resale market in Southern California grapples with the pandemic's challenges, home builders may be the first spark to reignite...
Demographics NAR: 5 Housing Market Trends to Watch Home prices have remained stable during the pandemic, keeping the housing market afloat during the trying spring months. Now, the long...
Sales Is Summer the New Homebuying Season? Move over spring. There’s a new homebuying season in town, and it’s just starting to ramp up. After months of waiting out the stay-at-home...