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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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ABC Construction Backlog Dropped in August
By Jack Bjorklund / September 9, 2024According to an ABC member survey performed between August 20 and September 5, the Construction Backlog Indicator decreased to 8.2 months in August. The reading is down 1.0 month...
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Culpeper Wood Preservers Acquires Maryland’s Long Life Treated Wood
By Daniel Moore / September 7, 2024Culpeper Wood Preservers, a major pressure-treated timber company, has purchased Long Life Treated Wood, a Maryland-based supplier and manufacturer of marine-grade lumber. This acquisition strengthens Culpeper’s marine division and...
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NAHB: Private Residential Construction Spending Falls in July
By Jack Bjorklund / September 3, 2024Private residential construction spending declined by 0.4% in July, according to Census Construction Spending figures. Nonetheless, spending remained 7.7% greater than a year ago. The monthly decrease in overall...
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NAHB: Best Quarter for Custom Home Building in Nearly Two Years
By Jack Bjorklund / August 19, 2024According to National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)’s analysis of Census Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design survey, custom home construction is on the...
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Townhouse Construction Growth Continue
By Jack Bjorklund / August 16, 2024Year-over-year improvements in townhouse construction continued in the second quarter of 2024, as demand for medium-density housing remained strong despite a slowdown in other sectors of the building industry....
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Builder Confidence Falls as Market Expects Rate Cuts
By Jack Bjorklund / August 15, 2024A lack of affordability, as well as buyer reluctance due to high interest rates and housing prices, contributed to a drop in builder sentiment in August. According to the...
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NAHB: Building Material Price Growth Tracking Close to 2023
By Jack Bjorklund / August 14, 2024Residential construction inputs, excluding food and energy, fell 0.04% in July, according to the most recent Producer Price Index (PPI) report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
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First time in years: Luxury property values are rising faster than average residences
By Jack Bjorklund / July 31, 2024Luxury home value increase, which has persistently lagged that of the market’s middle tier in recent years, has now outperformed gains on average homes for five straight months, according...
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Construction Job Openings Slowdown
By Jack Bjorklund / July 30, 2024According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the number of open construction sector jobs decreased in June as home development slowed and...
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Westlake Royal Building Products Expands Boise Cascade Partnership
By Daniel Moore / July 25, 2024Westlake Royal Building Products, a Westlake subsidiary, has expanded its cooperation with Boise Cascade, a leading manufacturer and distributor of building materials across North America. Boise Cascade will distribute...