The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly reported that he sales of new single-family […]
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Annual Home Value Growth Near 2013 Levels
According to the November Zillow Real Estate Market Report, annual home value growth in the U.S. has reached its lowest […]
Mortgage Rates Remain Flat for week ending 12-19-19
Freddie Mac has released the results of is Primary Mortgage Market Survey® for the week ending on 12-19-19. The Survey […]
U.S. House Passes new North American Trade Deal – USMCA
The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade deal on Thursday that includes tougher labor and automotive content […]
Number of Homes for Sale in November Lowest on Record
According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) the number of homes for sales at the end of November was […]
Canadian Home Prices Rise in November
The Teranet-National Bank Composite Home Price Index (HPI), which measure changes from repeat sales of single-family homes, showed prices moved […]
Barriers to Off-site Construction and Potential Solutions
The lack of labor in the trades and the horrible track record of productivity in housing construction makes a clear […]
Existing Home Sales Decline 1.7% in November
The National Association of Realtors has reported that existing home sales in November unexpectedly fell -1.7%, from October to a […]
Canfor to Remain Public Company
Canfor has announced the arrangement agreement between themselves and Great Pacific Capital Corp., owned by Jim Pattison has been terminated. […]
Fire Testing of Tall Wood Structures
Greater of mass timber in construction is dependent on fire testing. Fire testing is a critical component of changing building […]