The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way builders and contractors are performing their jobsite activities. The same holds true for how cities, counties and states are conducting jobsite inspections.
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U.S. Home Prices Increase in Q2 of 2020
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI) U.S. house prices rose 5.4% from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2020.
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Reports Home Prices Gained 4.3% in June
According to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, home prices rose annually 4.3% in June, unchanged from the gain seen in May.
Dodge Data Shows Decline in Nonresidential Projects as Housing Starts and Permits Soar
Unlike this week’s U.S. Census Bureau’s Housing Starts and Permits report for July, which indicated a strong rebound in residential building, the three private measures of recent and expected nonresidential construction activity were all in the negative.
FEA’s Weekly Order Survey Participants Respond Favorably to Housing Industry News
Dealers responding to the FEA Weekly Order Survey could not help but feel encouraged by the latest housing industry news. With the Census Bureau reporting that housing starts, and permits both up in July over June and year-over-year.
Finland’s Forest Industry Want to Help Maine’s Forest Industry Thrive
What do the State of Maine and the country of Finland have in common? At first you might think not much. However, there are more similarities than you may imagine.
Canadian Home Prices Rise Modestly in July
According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, Canadian home prices rose in July by 0.3% from June.
Mortgage Rates Creep Higher in Week Ending August 20th, 2020
Freddie Mac has released its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) for the week ending August 20th, 2020. The PMMS shows that 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.99% with an average 0.8 point, up from last week when it averaged 2.96%.
Adding Value and Innovating in a Post Pandemic Office Building Environment
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things in our lives. One of the major changes is how people are going to work in a post pandemic world when they are allowed to return to an office building setting.
In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic and Economic Slowdown Home Sizes Shrink in Q2
According to data from the second quarter of 2020, Census Quarterly Starts and Completion by Purpose and Design report and analysis by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) median single-family homes sizes decline during the Q2 of 2020.