Codes + Standards This Week's Codes and Standards, January 15 Global warming's effect on river flooding, 'greenwashing', and new white paper arguing for a more collaborative approach from code officials
Market Data + Trends In 2017, Construction Input Pricing Increased Overall The Bureau of Labor Statistics' most recent Producer Price Index (PPI) showed that prices paid for OSB and softwood lumber decreased in...
Market Data + Trends Where Properties Sold Quickest in November 2017 The National Association of Realtors' latest data show that properties sold in November 2017 were typically on the market for 40 days, down...
Trends Markets Expect Multiple Hikes from the Fed This Year The U.S. financial markets are pricing in two rate hikes from the Federal Reserve this year -- the probability of a hike in March went up to...
Trends A New Report on 2018's Hottest Housing Market According to Zillow's latest projections, San Jose will be the hottest housing market in the U.S. in 2018. Home values are expected to...
Market Data + Trends Mapping Out Where it's Better to Rent or Buy in the U.S. Attom Data Solutions' latest rental affordability report says that in 54 percent of the nation's housing markets, it's cheaper to buy than...
New-Construction Projects Denver's For-Sale Housing Stock Is 'at an All-Time Low' At the Denver Metro Association of Realtors 2018 economic summit, economist Elliot Eisenberg spoke to the area's "chronic" for-sale housing...
Opinion 'Feeling the Pinch': Tax Bills May Go Up $3,000 in These Coastal Markets Citigroup real estate analyst Will Randow says that homeowners in high-tax states like New York, Connecticut, and California may see their...
Trends 2018 Kitchen and Bath Trends According to the National Kitchen and Bath Association's annual trends report, based on interviews with 800 industry experts, farmhouse will...
Opinion Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Infrastructure Plan U.S. lawmakers recently met to discuss potential legislation to spend $1 trillion on infrastructure. Some are raising questions about the...
