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Featured Builder's Profile / Arlington, Massachusetts
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company has supplied high-quality lumber and building materials to a wide range of professional contractors and homebuilders. With over 90 years of industry experience, the company only strives to provide thier clients with high-quality products and brands.
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Private Residential Construction Spending Rising in April
By Jack Bjorklund / June 3, 2024After declining 0.4% in March, private residential building spending increased 0.1% in April, according to a post from National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The seasonally corrected annual rate...
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New Home Preference Continues Rising
By Jack Bjorklund / May 24, 2024New homes’ appeal is just getting stronger. In a recent NAHB study, 61% of home buyers said their first choice is a newly constructed house when faced with the...
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Top Earners: States with Highest Construction Wages in 2024
By Jack Bjorklund / May 2, 2024According to the most recent Current Employment Statistics (CES) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), not seasonally adjusted (NSA) average hourly earnings (AHE) in construction climbed 5%...
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March Sees Significant Drop in Construction Jobs
By Glenn Pierce / May 1, 2024The number of total job vacancies for the entire economy has decreased over the last year as monetary policy has tightened. This is consistent with a somewhat calmer economy,...
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NAHB: Private Residential Construction Spending Declines in March
By Jack Bjorklund / May 1, 2024According to the NAHB’s analysis of Census data, private residential construction spending fell 0.7% in March after rising 0.7% in February. It had a seasonally adjusted annual rate of...
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NAHB: Builder Sentiment Remained Unchanged in April
By Jack Bjorklund / April 15, 2024Builder sentiment was flat in April, as mortgage rates stayed close to 7% over the previous month and the latest inflation statistics failed to demonstrate improvement in the first...
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US Single-Family Permits Surge in February 2024
By Daniel Moore / April 12, 2024In the first two months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued nationwide year-to-date (YTD) reached 155,236. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is a 38.4% rise...
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Building Material Costs Up in March, But Lumber Prices Soften
By Jack Bjorklund / April 11, 2024Inputs to residential construction, including building materials, increased for the fifth straight month according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...
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Inflation Remains High as Housing Cost Growth Continues
By Jack Bjorklund / April 10, 2024Consumer prices continued to rise in March, with shelter and gasoline prices driving over half of the total increase. This marks the third consecutive strong reading. Despite a slowdown...
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Stalled Confidence: Consumers Hold Steady Despite Concerns About Future
By Jack Bjorklund / March 26, 2024Consumer confidence remained stable in March, with optimism about current conditions offset by concerns about the future economic outlook. This pessimism was primarily driven by persistent inflation, particularly high...