The number of housing units that came online in September showed a big year-over-year jump, but data on earlier stages of construction suggest not much is coming through the pipeline. That’s according ...

Asphalt shingles will be going up in price as they're made with Canadian oil Many composite manufacturers won't be affected as raw materials, manufacturing is in the US Steel and aluminum tariffs are ...

In a part of the country where wood framing has traditionally shaped the residential landscape, Dmitriy Pingasov is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Conerly connect the dots between the economy ... and business! Non-residential construction will grow very slowly over the ...

New US residential construction declined in May to the slowest pace since the onset of the pandemic as an elevated inventory of homes for sale and high mortgage rates sapped the motivation to build.

This article is part 3 of a series of articles discussing common considerations for homeowners before, during, and after a residential construction project. Part 3 focuses on what homeowners should ...

Non-residential construction costs have modestly increased across the nation, while the supply chain is feeling the ripple effects of global trade policy and evolving tariffs from Washington. That’s ...

Economic activity – growth and job creation – has remained remarkably strong for several years now. That resilience in the face of substantial headwinds such as higher interest rates and rising oil ...

As wildfires increase in frequency and severity, the construction industry is turning to advanced fire-resistant building techniques and materials to create “fire-hardened” homes that can withstand ...

On February 18, Reuters reported that the US homebuilder sentiment dropped to a five-month low in February. While new home construction is heavily dependent on imported materials such as lumber, there ...