Building Materials Continent's Largest Lumber Producer Cuts Back Due to Wildfires The continent’s largest lumber producer, Weyerhaeuser Co., announced that the wildfires reached four of its facilities in Oregon this week....
Financing Should Buyers Wait for Lower Mortgage Rates? With mortgage rates fluctuating over the past six months, dipping down to record lows, it makes sense why some buyers would be unsure of...
Women in Construction These Recruitment Tactics Make Way for More Diverse Workers Finding new ways to recruit workers into the home building industry can fulfill two needs: more skilled workers and more diversification. As...
Construction How the Wildfires are Affecting Construction Jobsites Some construction jobsites near the West Coast have voluntarily shut down as the wildfires’ create hazardous air conditions, but others work...
Sales Home Prices Increase by Highest Rate in 6 Years The national median home price increased by 11% in August, but buyers don’t seem to mind. This is the largest annual increase since February...
Construction Builder Sentiment Rises to Record High Despite Soaring Lumber Prices, Labor Shortages Builders are reportedly the most chipper they’ve been in 35 years, but key issues are threatening their positive sentiment. Home builder...
Economics What Can Buyers Expect from the Remainder of 2020? To make predictions for the remaining months of the year may seem impossible because of lingering uncertainties, but one real estate pro...
Market Data + Trends The Best Suburbs for Rentals With Maximum Space at Lowest Price It’s not just homebuyers who are interested in more space, renters need accommodations for their life changes as well, and many still need...
Single-Family Homes July Single-Family Permits See Year-Over-Year Increase There were more single-family permits issued in July this year than last year, with a year-over-year increase of 5.8%. In July 2019, there...
Sales California Home Prices Rise By 34% Home prices are rising and listings are decreasing across the country but, arguably, nothing like in California. Since January of this year,...