Roofing Products: Asphalt Is Tops, But Metal Grows in Popularity
6 new products in the asphalt and metal roofing categories offer fresh takes on these popular materials
First 3D-Printed Building Facade Coming to Tennessee
A Chattanooga-based credit union will feature the “world’s first” 3D-printed building facade on its…
Waterproofing Glass Mat Backer Board
Follow these best practices for a reliable installation
Rising Lumber Prices Limit Ability to Address the Housing Crisis
With lumber prices bringing the average price of a single-family home up $24,000, prospective…
Advertisement
Building Materials
Majority of Builders Report Major Issues With Getting Appliances
When it comes to building materials, home builders are often troubled by delays or price changes with softwood lumber, concrete, and gypsum wallboa
Building Materials
Decrease Lumber Use With High-Performance Building Strategies
As softwood lumber prices reach new heights, home builders may want to consider high-performance building strategies to use less lumber, suggests t
Building Materials
How to Navigate Appraisals Amid Volatile Building Material Prices
From softwood lumber to gypsum, builders are facing new highs in building material prices and new delays in shipments.
Building Materials
Building Material Prices and Availability Top Builders’ List of Challenges
Building material prices, availability, and time it takes to obtain building materials are the biggest problems builders faced last year, and they
Building Materials
New Homes Cost $24,000 More Due to Lumber Prices, Says NAHB
In April 2020, softwood lumber prices rested at $350 per thousand board feet.
Building Materials
Lumber Prices Double Amid a 12% Decline in Housing Starts
As lumber prices doubled in price, the number of new single-family construction starts dropped dramatically from December numbers.
Builders
In the Face of Record-High Lumber Prices, Builders Remain Confident
Despite lumber prices shooting up after a bout of price drops, home builder confidence inched up this month.
Building Materials
Lumber Prices Hit Record High, Threatening Housing's Momentum
As lumber prices continue to rise, home builders look for short- and long-term solutions to keep construction (and the economy) moving
Building Materials
Record-High Lumber Prices Stifle Builders and Housing Affordability
Record-high lumber prices are threatening to halt the residential construction sector, and in turn, hold back the economy.
Affordability
Stimulus Expands Financing for Affordable Housing
NAHB Housing Policy Briefing | Low-Income Housing Tax Credit will make more types of properties financially feasible and will significantly increase production
