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 Houzz Study Offers Encouraging News

Even as the building trade continues to have its struggles a new report suggests better times are coming…and coming soon. “Home professionals are entering 2025 with renewed confidence and expectations for growth in both revenue and profitability after navigating two difficult years,” Marine Sargsyan, staff economist for the online design resource said in releasing the […]
The Biggest Mass Timber Building in U.S. Planned for Oakland, CA

The stakes keep getting higher – literally and figuratively – for mass timber construction with a 28-story structure in the works in California. The past few years have seen bigger and bigger mass timber buildings, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest regions of the country and now a new record-setter is being planned […]
New York State’s New Builder-Friendly Laws Could Be Model for Other States

They are not yet law, but a series of new legislations in New York State is designed to spur residential construction by builders. New York State is not always considered the most typical in the country, especially when it comes to what some view as archaic rules and regulations, particularly in building and development. But […]