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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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Stalled Confidence: Consumers Hold Steady Despite Concerns About Future
Consumer 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...
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New Home Sales Remain Stable in February Despite Rising Mortgage Rates
New home sales activity held firm in February, defying a slight increase in mortgage rates. While sales dipped a marginal 0.3% compared to January, they remain 5.9% higher year-over-year....
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Shepherd Hardware to Acquire Parker & Bailey
Shepherd Hardware, a leading provider of hardware solutions for residential and commercial applications, is pleased to announce the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Parker & Bailey, a...
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NAHB: Builder Sentiment Surges Above Breakeven Point
A scarcity of current inventory, which continues to drive consumers to new house construction, combined with solid demand and mortgage rates below last fall’s cycle peak, pushed builder morale...
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Strong Rebound in Single-Family Permits, Multifamily Permits Decline
The number of single-family home permits issued nationwide in January 2024 surged 43.1% year-over-year to 75,906. As of January, all four regions saw permit increases ranging from 67.0% in...
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Oregon’s Mid-Willamette Valley to Get Sustainable Construction Boost with New CLT Facility
Timberlab Inc., the leading national provider of holistic mass timber systems, has announced intentions to build and manage a cutting-edge cross-laminated timber (CLT) production facility in Oregon’s mid-Willamette region....
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NAR: Existing Home Sales Jump to Start 2024
Following a recent low in December, existing home sales rebounded to a 5-month high to begin the year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Low resale inventory...
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NAHB: Missing Middle Housing Construction Remains Stagnant
The missing middle construction sector, which includes development of medium-density housing like townhouses, duplexes, and other small multifamily properties, has underperformed since the Great Recession. According to the National...
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Multifamily Built-for-Rent Share Dips Slightly in Q4 2023
An analysis of quarterly Census data by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) revealed a slight decline in multifamily for-rent housing starts during the fourth quarter of 2023....
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James Hardie-Hover Partnership To Provide An Innovative Digital Experience For Visualizing and Scoping Home Exteriors
James Hardie Building Products Inc., a global leader in exterior building products, and Hover, a technology company that converts smartphone photos and blueprint designs of any property into a...
