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Home construction boosts full-size pickup truck resale...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 16, 2013
The resale value of three-year-old full-size pickup trucks has increased 7 percent in the past year, according to a ...
Housing starts tumble 16.5% in April, but surge in...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 16, 2013
The start of construction on homes fell drastically in April, one month after reaching a level of home starts the ...
Housing starts jump 7% in March to highest level since...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 16, 2013
Apartment construction in March fueled a jump to the highest rate of housing starts since June 2008. The housing recovery ...
Construction materials prices flat in March as diesel...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 15, 2013
According to the latest Producer Price Index from Associated General Contractors of America, the prices for construction materials were flat ...
Construction spending up 7.9 percent annually, home...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 01, 2013
Thanks to a surge in home building, construction spending grew 1.2 percent in February, according to seasonally-adjusted data from the ...
NAHB survey finds labor shortages in “all...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 25, 2013
According to a survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders, labor shortages are hurting the housing and economic recoveries ...
All-American-made homes would provide economic boost,...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 18, 2013
Is it possible to build a home from 100 percent American materials? That's the question Anders and Jake Lewendal decided to ...
Builder confidence in housing market dips 1 point in...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 21, 2013
After stalling completely in January, builder confidence in new single-family homes was was virtually unchanged in February with a one-point ...
Dutch architect to build house with a 3D printer
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 22, 2013
At this point, 3D printers are typically used for minor engineering purposes. They can be useful for drafting out a ...
U.S. home construction surges in December to highest...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Jan 18, 2013
In December, builders began work on new homes at the fastest rate since the Summer of 2008, according to numbers ...





