The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC), reports that the custom home share declined to 19.5% of all single-family homes started […]
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Home Buying Trends Presents Mixed Bag in 4th Qtr., of 2019.
The recent Housing Trends Report from the NAHB’ indicates that buyers who are considering purchasing a home in the next […]
B.C. Forest Industry Workers Looking for Signs of Hope in Early 2020
The crisis facing British Columbia’s forest industry is intensifying as markets decline, mills completely shut down, or curtail production and a […]
Egger Wood Products Prepares to Open North America Headquarters
Egger Wood Products which is headquartered in Tyrol, Austria, will open the first of its multiphase North American headquarters and […]
Leading Italian and German Particleboard Company Joins Forces
The Saviola Group (Italy) and Nolte Holzwekstoff Gmbh & Co, Kg (Germany, known on the market as Rheinspan) have agreed to […]
Year-over-Year Decline in Construction Job Openings
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLT) indicates that construction job openings posted […]
Housing Starts Jump 16.9% in December
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that privately-owned housing starts in December were at a SAAR of 1,608,000. This is 16.9% […]
Mayr-Melnhof to invest € 130 million in new cross-laminated timber production plant
Mayr-Melnhof has announced that they intent to invest € 130 million on new cross-laminated timber production plant to be located […]
U.S. Consumer Prices Rise Moderately in December
The U.S. Department of Labor Department reports that its Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.2% in December, after climbing 0.3% […]
Builders Confidence Drops Slightly in January but Remains High
The latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) indicates that builder confidence in the market for […]