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A.W. Graham Lumber LLC
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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...
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Sawmill Production Drops During the First Quarter
By Jack Bjorklund / July 24, 2024The sawmill and wood preservation sectors’ production index declined to 91.9 in the first quarter of 2024 (the indicator measured real output in 2017 at 100). According to the...
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Kodiak Building Partners Expands in Pacific Northwest, Adds Thomas Building Center
By Bobby Craig / July 23, 2024Kodiak Building Partners, a premier building materials distribution company, has announced the acquisition of Thomas Building Center, which strengthens both companies’ commitment to increasing their local market leadership in...
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Bagwell Lumber breaks ground for new expansion project
By Phil Garcia / July 22, 2024Bagwell Lumber has broken ground on its new storage facility at North Central Avenue in Avon Park. It is projected to be completed within six to eight months, with...