What the Expected Fed Rate Cut Means for Builders

We’re only weeks away from the highly anticipated cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve. Here’s what it could mean for the building and construction trade. It’s been talked about for almost a year, the Federal Reserve has stuck to its guns and kept interest rates at the highest level in 20 years. Now, […]

It’s Taking Longer to Build a Single-Family Home

New numbers from the Census Bureau indicate that the average single-family home takes half a month longer to build than it used to. If it sometimes seems like everything takes a little longer to finish these days, you might be right when it comes to building a single-family home. A new National Association of Home […]

Smaller Homes with Fewer Doors and Cabinets: How Builders Are Adapting

The American home has always been a moving target but that is more so as builders look for new ways to make them more affordable. It may be smaller, perhaps a little narrower and certainly it has fewer doors, windows and cabinets: Home builders are continuing to find ways to make new homes less expensive for […]

US Homebuilders Say Things Are Looking Up for ‘24

The construction industry still has a long way to go to get back to its boom days but new data suggests builders are getting more optimistic. Increasing consumer demand coupled with small drops in mortgage rates are all pointing in the same direction for US homebuilders: Up. New statistics from the National Association of Home […]

A Small Solution to the Big Housing Crisis

Call them ADUs, backyard cottages or garage conversions but accessory houses may be becoming builders’ best friends. The shortage of housing in America has been well documented but now new research is showing that accessory dwelling units – ADUs – are rapidly gaining in popularity and could represent a major opportunity for the construction industry […]

One Housing Sector Is Booming: Chicken Coops

Even while full-size home building has tapered off impacting demand for wood, the chicken coop business is robust, providing another market for the wood products business. They may not use quite the same amount of board feet as a new two-story colonial home but the chicken coop business is booming, opening up a new growth […]