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Products

The feud between the U.S. and Canada over softwood lumber, which is wood commonly used by builders to construct home frames, has been kicked...

Sales

South Florida is already starting to experience the environmental effects of climate change. Before long, it will be difficult to buy and...

Products

Wood prices have increased 20 percent since November, soon after a temporary agreement between the two nations expired

Codes + Standards

Critics say Senate Bill 7000 and House Bill 901 would significantly weaken the state’s current building codes

Energy Efficiency

In 2005, Congress enacted two tax credits to spur residential energy. The 25C credit is for renovating existing homes, and the 25D credit is...

Government + Policy

There are about 100,000 fewer people working in the construction industry today than in 2007

Economics

Though it has growing banking and financial services sectors, Charlotte ranks last in economic mobility of the 50 largest cities in the...

Economics

Places With The Highest Property Taxes

A report from the real estate data firm ATTOM found that Binghamton, N.Y. has the nation’s highest property tax rate, at 3.1 percent in 2016...

Economics

The homeownership rate in the U.S. is around 64 percent, the lowest since the early 1960s. But, both now and back then, the rate is much...

Single-Family Homes

Homes in Denver now take two months longer to build due to the slim workforce

Home Builders Institute's Schools to Skills Grant Application Open Through December