Browsing: home builders
The typical American home is now 128 square feet smaller and $125,000 more expensive than it was 5 years ago
Maybe you’ve heard of shrinkflation or lived it while opening a bag of chips. Well, it’s coming for your house,…
Kamala Harris’s housing plan is the most aggressive since post-World War II boom, experts say
Vice President Kamala Harris’s plan to boost the U.S. housing supply could represent the biggest push since the end of…
I’m a Gen Zer starting a career in homebuilding. Skipping college was the best decision I ever made
Each generation of a family wants to build a better life for their children. They want to see their sons…
US renters are winning concessions when they sign new contracts, an indication that surging apartment construction is easing the supply…
Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
Home prices keep going up, yet new homes keep shrinking—and architects say they’ll just keep getting smaller, according to a…
Builders are pumping the brakes on new apartment construction—but landlords will keep ‘jacking up’ rental prices
The U.S. housing market is short 4.5 million homes, according to recent Zillow estimates, which is worsening the affordability crisis…
Lumber prices are nearing all-time lows but could be headed for a rebound, executive says. ‘We are extremely, extremely cheap’
After dipping below post-pandemic lows this past week, inflation-adjusted lumber prices are approaching their all-time lows and are 20%-30% below…
Amid U.S. construction boom, world’s largest cement maker will spin off North American business, seek $30B valuation: ‘Two independent champions’
Holcim Ltd., the world’s largest cement maker, said Sunday it plans to separate its fast-growing North American business to pave…