5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home
As a model of energy savings, water conservation, indoor comfort and health, and use of on-site renewable energy, The New American Home 2024 offers valuable lessons
Proven Ways to Improve Jobsite Productivity
Consider these solutions for reducing cycle time, hard costs, dry runs, rework, miscommunication, and overall inefficiencies on the jobsite
What Does It Cost to Build a Single-Family Home?
A closer look at the itemized costs in each stage of construction for a single-family home
5 Ways to Silence Squeaky Floors
Take these tips to heart to deliver quiet floors and satisfied homeowners
Which States and Construction Trades Rely Most on Immigrant Workers?
California and Texas have higher concentrations of immigrants in their construction workforce, and certain skilled trades also rely more on foreign-born labor than others
Tips for Placing HVAC Ducts in Conditioned Space
See how putting HVAC ducts inside conditioned space in a home benefits both the builder and the homeowner
Government + Policy
Senate Reinstates Water and Sewer Exemption in Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The National Association of Home Builders sought to restore an exemption for water and sewer contributions in aid of construction in the Senate…
Building Materials
What Saw Mills Experienced During Lumber Price Spikes and Why
Remodeling, DIY, and home building demand pushed lumber prices to new heights this past year, and it might make sense to believe lumber mills…
Build to Rent
PulteGroup to Build 7,500 Single-Family For-Rent Homes
Builder PulteGroup has agreed to construct 7,500 single-family built-for-rent homes over the span of five years for single-family rental company…
Economics
Housing Accounts for Nearly 17% of Country's GDP
Housing made up 16.9% of the country’s GDP during the second quarter of 2021, only slightly off a 14-year high. As the economy continues to…
Construction
June New-Home Sales Fail to Meet Expectations
The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows an unexpected fall in new-home sales, dropping 6.6% from May and 19.4% below June 2020…
Construction
Increases in Land Holdings, Permits Point Toward More Supply
Permits and land purchases point toward an increase of supply over the next two years, says John Burns Real Estate Consulting. For-sale and for-…
Off-Site Construction
Off-Site Construction in 2020: Small But Poised to Grow
Just 3% of all single-family home construction came from off-site methods, but the National Association of Home Builders expects it to rise in the…
Construction
Colorado Permits Reveal New-Home Construction Trend
Single-family construction permits increased 7.6% from 2019 to 2020 statewide in Colorado, and breaking down the permits per county reveals a…
Construction
Home Builder Profitability Reached Highest Level on Record
Last year’s net profit average for builders reached the highest level since management consulting firm The Shinn Group began tracking net income…
Construction
Starter Home Inventory at Five-Decade Low
There were 418,000 new starter homes constructed in the late 1970s, but there were just 65,000 starter homes completed in 2020. Freddie Mac…
