Remodeling Home Improvement Has Surged, Here's Why and Its Effects Home improvement projects are at an all-time high, according to NPR. The chief economist at Porch.com, an online marketplace dedicated to...
Off-Site Construction Interested in Off-Site Construction? Curious about how off-site construction could help the industry? Building Systems Week is right around the corner, and will host webinars by...
Affordability Home Affordability Dropped Slightly in July The National Association of Realtors reports that the median household income increased in July, but median home prices advanced at a higher...
Women in Construction Women Now Account for 10.3% of Construction Workforce Employment for women in the construction industry surpassed its previous peak in 2006 last year. During the Great Recession, the number of...
Economics Is the American Dream Becoming Less Achievable? As home prices continue on an upward track, housing inventory only stretches thinner, and as the economy remains weak, this may not be the...
Smart Home Smart Device Partners and Energy Management for the Connected Home Should home builders work with one of the big three—Apple, Amazon, Google—on a connected home solution? And what about energy management? Is microgrid technology the answer?
Affordability 2020's Best Real Estate Markets For Buying WalletHub identified the best real estate markets for those looking to invest in property. The site compared 300 cities across 24 criteria...
Economics Home Prices Jump 13%—Highest Yearly Advance in 7 Years For the four-week period ending September 6, median home sales, pending homes sales, and new listings increased. Median homes sales grew by...
Multifamily Construction Time for Multifamily Buildings Increases, Continuing Upward Trend Continuing the upward trend from the past seven years, the average length of time for multifamily construction to conclude in 2019 was 17.3...
Building Materials Lumber Prices Fuel Overall Increases in Prices Paid for Residential Construction Prices paid for goods used in residential construction increased even more in August, mainly pushed up by increasing softwood lumber prices....
