Market Data + Trends Peak Existing Homes The U.S. housing market has witnessed the peak of existing-home sales, and experts no longer anticipate that they will contribute to the...
Market Data + Trends Most Construction Jobs Added in This State Texas added 56,100 construction jobs in 2017, the most of any state in the union, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. The Lone...
Market Data + Trends These Markets Have the Juice The twenty-five most active single-family markets in the nation in the second quarter of 2018 were typically affordable, with strong...
Market Data + Trends Retirement Savings Last Longest in These 22 Cities Retirees with one million dollars in their savings would do well to settle down in the South or Midwest, finds a new ranking assessing where...
Jobsite Safety Opioid Abuse in the Workplace an 'Open Secret' Opioid addiction is an open secret of the American workplace, and while 70 percent of employers report that their businesses have been...
Market Data + Trends Bank on These Cities Seven U.S. cities, including Baltimore, Marquette, Kan., and New Haven, Conn. are offering incentive programs to potential homebuyers and...
Trends Housing's Haves, Have-Nots U.S. household equity is steadily approaching $16 trillion, while mortgage debt is currently more than $10 trillion. Tight lending, the...
Trends It Takes One to Know One The last financial crisis started in September 2008, and while market conditions have changed in the following decade, self-destructive...
Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, September 24 American Concrete Institute explores 3D printing, multifamily's energy efficiency retrofit approach, new rating organization formation, and RESNET and Pearl Certification collaboration
Design Over Half of New Homes Use Vinyl or Stucco Siding According to data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), vinyl and stucco siding were the most common options for homes...