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On the latest episode of NAHB’s Housing Developments podcast, CEO Jerry Howard and Chief Lobbyist Jim Tobin discuss some of the legislation that...

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In celebration of the next generation of trade workers, 84 Lumber hosted 10 high school seniors for a SkillsUSA National Signing Day event in...

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In the latest mega move between pro dealers, US LBM announced this morning that it has reached an agreement to acquire American Construction Source.

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Builders FirstSource announced that it is acquiring Cornerstone Building Alliance SW, LLC (Alliance) for approximately $400 million.

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The latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index report shows that builder confidence in the market for newly built markets remains at 83 in May,...

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If you’re a dealer who has benefitted from the surge in residential construction, remodeling and home improvement sales in the past year, now might...

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Counter to expectations, the number of single-family homes built-for-rent (SFBFR) construction starts posted a year-over-year decline for the first...

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Is it possible that homeowners of the not-too-distant future will have large parts of their dwelling (or maybe even all of it) delivered from a...

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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte will end the state's participation in federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs by the end of June, making...

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More April showers in the housing market. Starts and permits are out and both the U.S. and Canada are down for the month.

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Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing increased in the first quarter of 2021, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey...

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North America’s sawmills can’t keep up with demand, which has sent wood prices on a meteoric rise. Don’t expect new mills to start popping up though.

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