Building Materials The Impact Of The New Canadian Lumber Duties NAHB vice president Paul Emrath says that a 19.88 percent duty would lead to $498.3 million in lost wages and salaries for U.S. workers
Government + Policy Shortage of Good, New Schools Is a Concern for Homebuyers Last year, state and local governments spent $12.6 billion on elementary school construction, down 31 percent from 2008. Rather than raise...
Economics Florida, Texas, And Utah Among States Showing Robust Economic Growth While the U.S. economy isn’t growing very fast these days, some states are, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Florida,...
Economics Slow and Steady Recovery Bodes Well for Home Building The home building recovery has been slow and steady, and nearly nine years after the housing crisis, that’s probably a good thing because it...
Affordability Difficulties In Obtaining Affordable Housing Help To Drive Economic Inequality Renting has plenty of downsides, including fluctuating rents and general instability, but one of the biggest obstacles is that it is tough...
Single-Family Homes California Legislature Addresses Housing Shortage, Combats NIMBYs New bills are being proposed that are intended to increase the production of new homes
Economics U.S. Government Delays Dodd-Frank Reform Reuters reports that the review of the Dodd-Frank, a financial reform law passed in 2010, will not be completed by June as originally...
Sales Most Americans Still Say It’s A Good Time To Buy A Home House shoppers aren’t turned off by rising home prices and mortgage rates
Builders Jurisdiction Jujitsu for Home Builders Advice on navigating the maze of regulations and opposition in order to keep a project moving
Builders NAHB To Regulators: Listen to Small Businesses NAHB research shows that approximately 14 million American households are priced out of the market for a new home by government regulations
