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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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Shepherd Hardware to Acquire Parker & Bailey
By Daniel Moore / March 18, 2024Shepherd 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
By Jack Bjorklund / March 18, 2024A 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
By Jack Bjorklund / March 15, 2024The 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
By Glenn Pierce / March 15, 2024Timberlab 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
By Jack Bjorklund / February 24, 2024Following 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
By Jack Bjorklund / February 23, 2024The 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
By Jack Bjorklund / February 22, 2024An 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
By Chris Gordon / February 15, 2024James 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...
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Builder Sentiment Increases for the Third Month in a Row
By Jack Bjorklund / February 15, 2024Positive Signs for New Home Market: Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed four points to 48 in February, marking the highest level since August...
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NAHB: Permits for Single-Family and Multifamily Down In 2023
By Jack Bjorklund / February 14, 2024Over 2023, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 909,227. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is 6.5% below the December 2022 level of 972,180,...