Codes + Standards Utah Legislators Propose Retiring Solar Tax Credit Some Utah lawmakers say it’s time to take the ‘training wheels’ off the state’s booming solar industry by retiring a popular tax credit....
Affordability What It Means If Ben Carson Is Named HUD Secretary It’s not official yet, but reports indicate that Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon and Republican presidential contender, will be named...
Sales Rising Interest Rates Could Further Slow Inventory And Keep Renters From Buying When Donald Trump was elected president, prescient renters got chills running down their spines. Business Insider reports that mortgage...
Codes + Standards Construction Companies Fear Labor Shortages After Trump Victory Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to round up and deport millions of undocumented immigrants has some construction firm leaders fearing that a...
Builders Proposed Border Wall And Deportation Plan Would Cause Labor Shortage, Higher Wages An estimated 20 percent of construction workers are undocumented immigrants
Economics What The Housing Market Can Expect From Trump’s Presidency The president-elect’s defense and economic policies could impact housing
Economics Housing Experts Speculate Impact Of Trump Presidency Even the most plugged-in analysts and economists are unsure about the future
Economics How Presidents Impacted The Housing Market In Recent History Home prices have increased at a slightly higher rate during years when Republicans were in office
Economics Presidential Candidates Mum On How To Improve Housing Market While they have addressed the economy as a whole, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton haven’t really discussed issues with homeownership or mortgages in the U.S.
Government + Policy NAHB: U.S. Builders Reach Out To Chilean Lumber Sources The talks established contacts among Chilean producers and American buyers and identified policy barriers