October Means High Point Market
The industry gathers for its annual fall market with some surprising strength on the retail side of the business. Even as the furniture industry continues to struggle with the residual effects of the weak housing market and high mortgage rates, some of the bigger retailers are reporting positive financial results…showing the consumer still wants to […]
Berkshire Doubles Down on Home Building
The famed investment firm, headed by Warren Buffett until his retirement earlier this year, has increased its stake in Lennar. The home-building business may be going through a tough time right now, but one of the savviest investors out there believes it’s a good long-term bet. And it’s putting its money where its mouth is. […]
Yes, Some New Homes Are Being Built: Here’s Where
New data shows that smaller metro areas are faring better than cities and multi-family construction is doing better than single-family.
New Houzz Survey Offers Some Encouraging News for Builders
The market for new construction still remains challenging but there are hopeful signs in this new study.
New Study Shows Housing Prices Coming Down
The Realtor.com 2026 Forecast Midyear Update found home price growth is only 1.2 percent, effectively a decline in real terms. Even with modest price growth, the real estate firm had good news on housing prices as it sees things picking up in the second half of the year, given the resilience of the American economy. […]
The Great American Home Buying Trend is Alive and Well
Even as the housing market continues to be slow, a new survey shows current homeowners will buy again. More than half of current homeowners — 52 percent — said they fully expect to be back in the market for another home sooner or later. And more than a fifth of those people — 22 percent […]
Lumber Demand Remains Soft in May
New reports suggest the current conditions of limited inventories and last-minute ordering is continuing between the US and Canada. Madison’s Lumber Reporter wrote that Southern Yellow Pine East Side 2×4 prices were back down to where they had been in January and February. It added that Western Spruce-Pine-Fir 2×4 prices, often considered a benchmark, steadily […]
Berkshire Hathaway Doubles Down on its Home Business
Its acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home shows it believes the housing market will come back. It’s just not saying when. Under legendary leader Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway invested modestly in the home and home furnishings industry so industry observers wondered if his successor Greg Abel would continue along the same path. Last month he did. […]
Home Depot & Lowe’s Continue Pro Focus
There’s never been a better time to be a pro customer at the two home improvement giants.
With Housing Stalled, Homeowners Turn to Renovating
A new study found that two in five Americans renovated their home in the past year.