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Featured Builder's Profile / Muskoka, Central Ontario CA
Chamberlain Timber Mart
Chamberlain Timber Mart offers quality building materials & renovation supplies from lumber, siding, windows & doors, drywall, roofing, tools, hardware, paint, plumbing, electricals, flooring, & more in Muskoka Central Ontario, Canada.
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NAHB: 2024 Townhouse Construction Grows
By Jack Bjorklund / February 21, 2025Townhouse construction increased 10% in 2024, surpassing the rest of the single-family home building market. According to NAHB’s analysis of the most recent Census data for Starts and Completions...
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Build-for-rent single-family home construction fall back
By Jack Bjorklund / February 20, 2025Single-family built-for-rent construction fell year on year in the fourth quarter of 2024, as rising finance costs limited building activity. This slowdown is comparable to the slowing of multifamily...
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NAHB: Builder Credit Tightens, Mixed Cost Results
By Jack Bjorklund / February 14, 2025Borrowers and lenders agreed that credit for residential Land Acquisition, Development, and Construction (AD&C) tightened further in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the NAHB’s AD&C Financing survey...
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Residential Construction Input Prices Rise in January
By Jack Bjorklund / February 13, 2025According to the most current Producer Price Index (PPI) report published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for inputs to new residential construction, excluding capital investment,...
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January Job Growth Slows
By Jack Bjorklund / February 7, 2025In January, US job growth slowed due to wildfires in Southern California and poor winter weather across much of the country. Meanwhile, the jobless rate dipped to 4.0%. According...
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Construction Job Market Softens
By Jack Bjorklund / February 4, 2025The number of open construction sector jobs remained lower than a year earlier, according to the December Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. The total...
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December Private Residential Construction Spending Rises 1.5%
By Daniel Moore / February 3, 2025According to the most recent US Census building Spending data, private residential building spending rose by 1.5% in December 2024. It was the third monthly gain in a row,...
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December State-Level Employment: Growth in 42 States, Declines in 7
By Jack Bjorklund / January 29, 2025In December, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia, while decreasing in seven states. Wyoming reported no changes during this time. According to the...
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Builder Confidence Rises Despite Market Risk Concerns
By Jack Bjorklund / January 16, 2025Builder sentiment rose to start the year on anticipation of improving economic growth and regulatory environment. At the same time, builders expressed anxiety about rising building material tariffs and...
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NAHB: Remodeling Market Sentiment Improves in Q4 2024
By Jack Bjorklund / January 16, 2025The NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) registered a reading of 68 in the fourth quarter of 2024, up five points from the previous quarter. Remodelers are more enthusiastic...