The count of unfilled jobs in the overall construction sector declined recently, as residential construction employment accelerated in the last three months...
For the country as a whole, the NAHB/First American Leadings Markets Index (LMI), released today, rose to .99 in the fourth quarter of 2016, .01 point higher...
The price of softwood lumber rose by 2.3% in December, while prices paid for ready-mix concrete, gypsum products, and OSB all fell, according to the latest...
Recent data from several sources show that home buyers’ desire for large homes (of at least 2,000 square feet) is easier to satisfy in the new housing stock...
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending fell 0.7% in November to a seasonally adjusted...
The Case-Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, released by S&P Dow Jones Indices, continued to rise in October. The CS Home Price Index rose at a seasonally...
Nationally, the contract interest rate on conventional mortgages for home purchase held steady in October 2016. Over the month, the rate on conventional...
With the ongoing job and economic growth, in November consumer confidence improved. Consumers were optimistic about both the current situation and the near...
The construction business is one of the fastest growing industries once again, thanks to increase housing demand and lender activity. In today’s changing...
Consumer credit outstanding expanded by a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 8.5% over the month of August 2016, 2.6 percentage points faster than its growth...
The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level in more than 50 years in the second quarter of 2016, a reflection of the lingering effects of the housing...
NAHB analysis of the most recent Census estimates concerning sources of financing for new home sales reveals that the share of mortgages financed through...
Life is full of surprises. For many of us, it’s why we get up every day. It’s a new chance to turn the page and have the unexpected come popping out. A lovely...
Who doesn’t want to get the job done while reducing costs as much as possible? A valid question for either contractors or homeowners. Sadly, this is sometimes...
The Case-Shiller (CS) National Home Price Index, reported by S&P Dow Jones Indices, rose at a seasonally adjusted annual growth rate of 1.1% in March, down...
Rising to the highest monthly pace since early 2008, new single-family home sales recorded strong gains in April, according to estimates from the Census Bureau...
Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes remained unchanged in April at a level of 58 on the National Association of Home...
Industry benchmarks on profit margins, asset levels, and equity positions are important because they allow businesses to compare their performance to their...
One of the keys to good performance in floors is the right combination of subfloor, underlayment and finish flooring Plywood Underlayment panels provide a...
APA Simple Solutions LVL Beams & Headers Engineered wood beams are ideal for a variety of beam and header applications because they enable the designer and...
There are a lot of benefits that go along with being self-employed. One of which are the tax advantages. These benefits won’t happen without a little effort,...
Though the lumber and building material industry had suffered from a weakened demand during the years leading up to 2015 (because of the slowdown of building...
Who doesn’t like the latest gadgets to help make the job go a little easier? The old adage that “necessity is the mother of invention” holds true here....
Henry Ford was quoted as saying, “coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” In the construction business, a...
Project management roles and responsibilities for contractors are both many and varied. The specific roles depend on the size of the construction company. The...