Codes + Standards U.S., Canada still at odds over softwood lumber trade Canadian exports account for about 28% of the U.S. softwood market.
Human Resources Labor and Subcontractor Shortages Increasing Compared with a year ago, an NAHB survey of single-family builders conducted in June 2016 found that labor and subcontractor shortages are...
features The Best And Worst Cities For Retirement It isn’t a city in Florida or Arizona that has nabbed the top spot for retirement on this most recent list of the best places to retire....
features A New Tool To Help With Carless Commuting Redfin has just introduced a new tool to help Americans find homes that are within a 30-minute commute to nearby jobs without the use of a...
features The Big City Blues: Are Urban Dwellers Less Likely To Be Happy? City living has been enjoying its fair share of praise lately. It has become the hip thing to do, despite the exorbitant cost of rent, large...
features Brexit Spells Low Mortgage Rates For American Homebuyers It was widely assumed that British voters were going to vote to remain in the European Union. But that isn’t what happened; instead, British...
features These Are The 10 Most Stable Housing Markets In The Country As many markets begin to clank and clamor about like a boiling pot about to blow its lid, some areas of the country have experienced steady...
Opinion A City-By-City Look At April’s Rising Home Prices The Pacific Northwest’s housing market is cooking as Seattle had the largest increase in home values for the month of April and Portland led the way in year-over-year change
Codes + Standards Solar power actually reduces rates for all electric customers Ratepayers do not end up paying more to make up for resulting loss of revenue to power companies, according to a new study.
Codes + Standards OSHA starts evaluation of construction industry noise standards OSHA is planning to issue a request for information in November to gauge the effectiveness and feasibility of adopting more noise-hazard requirements.
