Financing Climbing Weekly Mortgage Applications Hint at Housing Recovery Six weeks ago, mortgage applications for home purchases were down 35 percent annually, but demand is roaring back. Purchase volume jumped 6...
Codes + Standards Efficiency Programs Can Make Homes Healthier Programs to make homes more energy efficient can also alleviate health problems such as asthma, extreme heat and cold exposure, and falls....
Modular Homes Ken Semler on Franchising's Role in Helping Modular Building Grow Can a national franchise be the solution to what is holding back single-family residential construction from modular building?
Labor + Trade Relations Is the Labor Shortage About to Get Worse? The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on available skilled construction labor has home builders concerned
Demographics Will the Pandemic Ignite a Surge in Homeownership? With the rampant layoffs, pay cuts, and financial turmoil, the pandemic sparking an increase in homeownership may sound like a joke, but...
Sales Lack of Inventory Prevents Price Declines, Holds Back April Home Sales In April, housing demand was in free fall, plummeting 22.5 percent from the same time last year, according to Redfin. The only factor that...
Sales Homebuyer Traffic Soars, But Sales Remain Uncertain Homebuyers are back on the prowl—online at least. Searches for homes are back at and even surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to the...
Sales Home Builder Sentiment Rising in May After Record Drop in April After the coronavirus knocked the housing industry off of its feet in March and April, home builder sentiment is still shaky, but builders...
Sustainability Architectural Reuse Council Will Step Up Efforts to Reuse Construction Waste The Architectural Reuse Council (ARC) was recently formed to maximize building material diversion and reuse. The San Diego-based group aims...
Building Materials Supply Disruptions and High Demand Spark Dramatic Leap in Lumber Prices How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood to the nearest home improvement store? Not enough to keep up with...
